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CLASS WITH JAMIE RASKIN episode 6: Congressman Jamie Raskin debunks the fallacy that America is a constitutional republic, and therefore not a democracy.
00:00 Is America a political democracy or a constitutional republic?
02:12 How our slave republic has transformed into a democratic republic
03:26 Amendments that expanded voting access
07:58 List of democratizing amendments
08:47 Anti-democratic mechanisms of today: voter suppression
10:04 Gerrymandering legislative districts
14:30 The Electoral College
17:52 Withholding statehood: D.C. and Puerto Rico
18:32 This fallacy is debunked
18:52 Why you should vote early
20:26 Q&A start and Democracy Summer
21:24 Is a constitutional republic a form of democracy?
23:47 Why do MAGA Republicans insist that we are not a democracy?
27:10 Is democracy antithetical to the Republican party?
28:56 Does the anti-democratic nature of our system of government lend itself to Republicans’ growing disdain for democracy?
33:42 Next up on Class: Congress can’t delegate policymaking or rule-making to agencies, but the courts can appoint themselves to take over any policy choice they want
35:37 Conclusion
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