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. No registration is required to attend in person.
You can also register to watch online via Zoom. The online event will be recorded for later viewing on our YouTube channel.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | History & Genealogy | General | Featured |
TAGS: | Co-sponsored |
