Dr. Heather Carlquist Walser, assistant professor of history at MU, will explore the Constitution’s original design for a balance of power among the branches of government and consider what shifts in that balance over time mean for representative government today. Co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters. Adults. Attend in person or via Zoom; see full description for details.
Join Dr. Heather Carlquist Walser, assistant professor of history in the department of history and the Kinder Institute at the University of Missouri, for this lecture entitled "A Republic, If You Can Keep It: Reclaiming the Constitution’s Balance of Power." She will explore the Constitution’s original design for a balance of power among the branches of government, review how that balance has shifted over the past two centuries and consider what that shift means for representative government today.
Co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Columbia-Boone County.
Adults. Register to watch online via Zoom. The Zoom event will be recorded for later viewing on our YouTube channel.
No registration is required to attend in person at the Columbia Public Library.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | History & Genealogy | General | Featured |
TAGS: | Co-sponsored |
Please note that this program is taking place online or via broadcast rather than at a physical library branch. See the event description for details on how to watch or listen.
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