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6:00PM – 7:15PM | Discussion
Dinner will be served at 5:45PM

In Federalist 51, James Madison argued that an important defense against tyranny resides in what we now call checks and balances–the idea that each branch of government possess the “constitutional means and personal motives to resist encroachments of the others.” Yet does this solution continue to provide the kind of protection that the Founders envisioned, especially when the President and Congress disagree? And if Congress continues to exert meaningful checks on presidential power, how do such checks actually function in practice? Join the Constitutional Law Center for an exploration of these important questions with Josh Chafetz, Professor of Law at Cornell Law School and author of the new book, Congress’s Constitution: Legislative Authority and the Separation of Powers.

Josh Chafetz Professor of Law, Cornell Law School To view Josh Chafetz’s full bio, click here.