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FREE FOOD Tomorrow Constitution Day Lecture 9/21 12pm

Join us for THE Poli Sci event of the Fall!

Constitution Day

Wednesday, September 21, 2022
12-1:30 pm ET
AOK Library 7th floor

Robinson Woodward-Burns, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Political Science at Howard University

Constitutional Hardball and American Democracy

Political leaders are increasingly engaging in "constitutional hardball"  bending lawmaking rules for partisan gain. This lecture contextualizes this phenomenon historically and describes how constitutional hardball weakens American democracy today.

Free boxed lunches will be provided 

Organized by the Department of Political Science and cosponsored by the Center for Social Science Scholarship.

Posted: September 20, 2022, 11:08 AM