In the 1850s, as disunion loomed and tempers frayed, so many members of Congress carried weapons into the legislature that a senator said, “The only persons who don’t have a revolver and a knife are ...

These days there is much discussion about the constitutional powers of Congress, the president and the courts. The questions revolve around the separation of powers and decision making. However, it is ...

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