This is not a comment on his effectiveness as president. It's just a general question. Do you think Trump knows enough to explain the three branches of government and how they work? Please put aside biases about Hillary and the Koch brothers and George Soros. I just want to know if Trump could teach a basic, freshman level high school course on how American government works.

The better question is, why teach it? I mean, it literally doesn't work. Running for president is not for the most qualified, it is a popularity contest.

This is why attempting to blame election results on "fake news" is just silly. Most voters are criminally uninformed and come to the voting booth with all kinds of biases and it isn't simply because of "fake news". It's worked okay for 240 years.

This is why attempting to blame election results on "fake news" is just silly. Most voters are criminally uninformed and come to the voting booth with all kinds of biases and it isn't simply because of "fake news". It's worked okay for 240 years.

The best evidence(locally), is the Roads bill/amendment that was just passed 80-20 in Illinois.

I'd rather have Trump as a HS Government teacher than I would Hillary as a HS Information Technology teacher!

I'd rather have Trump as a HS Government teacher than I would Hillary as a HS Information Technology teacher!

I'd rather have Trump as a HS Government teacher than I would Hillary as a HS Information Technology teacher!

I'd rather have Trump as a HS Government teacher than I would Hillary as a HS Information Technology teacher!

He could likely tell you some of the basics from a High School government class, but he certainly has missed out on the more advanced topics you get from a few political science courses in a university. One of those topics is Globalization and it would help him understand why he can't make America "great" again. Am I the only one that reads Make America Great Again and think its just implied that its Make America Great Again for White Men?

The better question is, why teach it? I mean, it literally doesn't work. Running for president is not for the most qualified, it is a popularity contest.

People are stupid, yes. But that really just impacts elections. I would say that the checks and balances as they were constructed are very important. Some of them have just been bastardized by the executive branch.

He could likely tell you some of the basics from a High School government class, but he certainly has missed out on the more advanced topics you get from a few political science courses in a university. One of those topics is Globalization and it would help him understand why he can't make America "great" again. Am I the only one that reads Make America Great Again and think its just implied that its Make America Great Again for White Men?

I guess we'll find out, but I really can't see Trump overreaching to the degree that Obama and Bush II did. Particularly because he is under so much more scrutiny than any president ever has been.

Really? I'm hoping that this is nothing more than bait.

Yeah, really. Executive overreach usually occurs as a way for the president to circumvent a Congress unwilling to go along with him. Trump probably won't have that issue to the same degree Obama and Bush II did. And I didn't hear a lot of complaining when these guys used bureaucracy to effectively create law. You better believe there will be screaming if Trump does the same thing.

I'd rather have Trump as a HS Government teacher than I would Hillary as a HS Information Technology teacher!

Yeah, really. Executive overreach usually occurs as a way for the president to circumvent a Congress unwilling to go along with him. Trump probably won't have that issue to the same degree Obama and Bush II did. And I didn't hear a lot of complaining when these guys used bureaucracy to effectively create law. You better believe there will be screaming if Trump does the same thing.

I 'm curious as to how you don't apparently see the unprecedented overreach on vulgar display in Trump's cabinet nominations.

I actually see the opposite. There are a lot of conservatives with strict views on the Constitution that he's surrounding himself with. It's very odd because Trump is anything but a conservative.

Nas and others have often suggested that Trump didn't really want to win. I think it's the exact opposite. All he wanted was to win. He didn't give much thought to what came next. Now he's just gathering up guys who supported him, guys he knows, and generals with whom he is obviously enamored. Many of these guys are conservative ideologues. Trump is certainly not. I think Trump sees himself as a figurehead like Queen Elizabeth.

In any case, the imbalance of power favoring the Executive Branch has grown without much complaint with Bush II and Obama in particular often governing by presidential fiat. It's ridiculous to attempt to pin that slippery slope on Trump, especially before he has even taken office.

I'd rather have Trump as a HS Government teacher than I would Hillary as a HS Information Technology teacher!

Brick don't you be movin no goal post

There's no doubt that voters didn't grasp the implications of that.

What's the downside of the bill?