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US Politics: Hidden Mechanics

1The Anti-Majoritarian Constitution 2Congress - The Broken Branch 3The Imperial Presidency 4The Unelected Judiciary 5Weak Parties, Strong Partisanship 6The Hidden Welfare State 7Voting - Rational Ignorance 8Money, Power, and Corruption 9Federalism - Laboratory or Obstacle?10American Exceptionalism 11Reform and the Possibility of Change 12Case Study: The Epstein Files, the Iran Strikes, and the Diversionary Presidency 13Case Study: The Ten-Year Signal — Character, Credibility, and the Russia Pattern

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