U.S. Constitution

• Educational Resource: Table of contents: U.S. and Texas Constitutions

• Educational Resource: How the U.S. Constitution imposes requirements

• Second Reading Podcast: Assessing the State of the Constitutional Order in the U.S.

  October 23, 2025 | By: James Henson
  Comparative constitutional scholar Zachary Elkins of UT Austin joins James Henson to discuss the state of Constitutional features like the separation of powers and checks and balances during the norms-challenging Trump presidency.

• Experience a Less Tense Discussion of How and Why the U.S. Constitution Provides for Impeachment

  December 05, 2019 | By: Jim Henson

  The morning after four constitutional law professors testified on the constitutional context for the impeachment of President Donald Trump before the House Judiciary Committee, the print version of The New York Times ran with the headline “Tension as Scholars Debate If Case Was Made to Impeach.” In a much shorter and less politically staged discussion of the impeachment provisions in the U.S. Constitution, Professors Jeffrey Tulis and Gary Jacohbson sat down with Professor Dan Brinks, chair of the UT Austin Government Department, for a conversation recorded November 8 in the Liberal Arts Development Studio at UT.