Topic: The Checks and Balances of Congress
When: Tuesday 6/17/2025 at 2:00 pm ET
Join us this week June 17th for “The Checks and Balances of Congress.” We’ll unpack how the House and Senate’s powers are balanced, the requirement for both chambers to pass bills, and why its so important. Discover the House’s role in revenue and the Senate’s power to confirm nominations and treaties. Learn why this system prevents unilateral action and promotes constitutional laws.
Constitutional Chats are hosted by Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, student ambassadors, and experts who join us weekly to discuss hot-topic issues! The audience is not on camera, but you may ask questions!
Meet the Guest
Matthew Green
Matthew Green is a professor of politics and has taught at Catholic University since 2005. He teaches a variety of courses in American politics, focusing in particular on political institutions, state and local politics, federalism, and methodology. He developed a course on recent political events called Politics in the Age of Trump, and also helped develop and co-teach the class Washington Past and Present, an interdisciplinary introduction to the city of Washington, D.C. that is unique to Catholic University.
Professor Green has written a number of books and articles about American politics. His articles have appeared in American Politics Research, Electoral Studies, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Political Research Quarterly, State Politics & Policy Quarterly, and other journals. Green’s most recent book, Newt Gingrich: The Rise and Fall of a Party Entrepreneur (University Press of Kansas, 2022), coauthored with Jeff Crouch, uses media accounts, original interviews, and newly-uncovered archival material to explain the motivations and influence of former Congressman and Speaker Newt Gingrich.