How Mandates Were Invented
How Mandates Were Invented  
Podcast: My History Can Beat Up Your Politics
Published On: Mon Jan 30 2017
Description: The concept of a President earning a right to govern and direct the agenda on behalf of the People is, in historical terms, a new concept. No such concept is present in Constitution, nor does it appear, was imagined by Constitutional supporters or opponents. Instead it is the result of Andrew Jackson’s Presidency. A President that has […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices