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DESCRIPTION:In the past five years\, many of the fundamental pinions of pub
 lic life in the US—the peaceful transition of power\, the part former pres
 idents play in politics\, the role of the federal bureaucracy\, the respec
 t for election results\, the once-iron rule that parties holding the White
  House suffer devastating losses in midterm elections—have been overturned
 . At the same time\, a mature democracy that is the most powerful economic
  and military power faces challenges not only from a resurgent Russia and 
 an ascendant China but also from severe strains at home. This workshop ser
 ies on United States politics and policy will provide an introduction to c
 ontemporary American civic life at a time of transformational change not o
 nly in the country’s domestic profile but also in its role in North Americ
 a and beyond.\n\nThese sessions will be led by David Shribman\, who has ta
 ught the US Policy Landscape course at Max Bell since the inception of the
  School\, holds a Pulitzer Prize\, is the executive editor emeritus of the
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Scholar in Residence at Carnegie Mellon Unive
 rsity\, is a nationally-syndicated columnist in the US and writes a column
  for the Globe and Mail\, and was Washington bureau chief of The Boston Gl
 obe and chief political writer of The Wall Street Journal.\n\n\n	September 
 14: The Constitutional framework. Origins of the American system\, the the
 ory behind the Constitution\; checks and balances\; separation of powers\;
  and how these elements affect contemporary American politics and policy.
 \n\n		\n			Optional Participant preparation (20 minutes) : Read the Constitutio
 n and Federalist Paper #10\, both available online. \n		\n	\n	September 21: Th
 e American presidency. Evolution of the office from Washington to Biden\, 
 the role of character in the presidency\, how the presidency shapes the co
 untry and is reflected in the country.\n		\n			Optional Participant preparation
  (20 minutes): Read selected brief presidential profiles in Character Abov
 e All.\n		\n	\n	September 28: Who makes policy in the United States? The answe
 r is complicated: Along with the president\, policy is made by Congress\, 
 the Washington bureaucracy and the Supreme Court—and why all three have a 
 role. How this differs from Canada\, and why that is important.\n		\n			Optiona
 l Participant preparation (20 minutes): This video on how Congress works a
 nd this article on the Supreme Court.\n		\n	\n	October 5: Strains on the syste
 m\, and why that matters to Canada. The shifting profiles of the parties. 
 The populist rebellion\, Trump and the January 6 insurgency. The racial re
 ckoning. The implications for Canada.\n\n\nSpace is limited\, register by 
 emailing david.shribman [at] mcgill.ca (subject: US-Canada%20Workshop%20Se
 ries) \n
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LOCATION:680 Rue Sherbrooke\, 6th floor\, room 650\, CA\, QC
SUMMARY:US Politics and Why it Matters for Canada
URL:/maxbellschool/channels/event/us-politics-and-why-
 it-matters-canada-350070
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