Constitutional literacy test for Congress?

About this episode

The episode explores whether Congress can impose constitutional literacy tests on its members in light of civic understanding and constitutional qualifications.

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – A listener’s question prompts a look at whether Congress can require constitutional literacy tests for its members. The Constitution sets congressional qualifications, but voters can still demand civic understanding from candidates and themselves before empowering officials who misuse authority or ignore constitutional limits in government...

People in this episode

Host: Paul Engel

Topics covered

• constitutional literacy
• Congress
• civic understanding
• government authority
• constitutional limits

Keywords

• constitutional literacy
• Congress
• civic understanding
• government authority
• constitutional limits

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Books & works: The Constitution

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