How do America's founding principles apply to democracy today?

Since his inauguration, many of President Trump's assertive actions have prompted legal and congressional scholars to question the scope of expanded executive authority. In the first episode Democracy in Question season two, host Katie Dunn Tenpas unpacks what's happened to our system of checks and balances and how the founding principles of American democracy apply today with Senior Fellows Molly Reynolds and Sarah Binder. Note: Due to a technical issue, this episode has been republished. It is the same audio that was published on February 27. Episode transcript and show notes. Democracy in Question is part of the Brookings Podcast Network. Subscribe and listen wherever you listen to podcasts. Send feedback to [email protected].