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Civics 101

NHPR

How do landmark Supreme Court decisions affect our lives? What does the 2nd Amendment really say? Why does the Senate have so much power? Civics 101 is the podcast about how our democracy works…or is supposed to work, anyway.

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388 episodes

  1. The Procrastinator's Local Election Guide 35:51
  2. Intraparties: From the Tea Party to the DSA 37:57
  3. Introducing “Bear Brook: A Private Matter” 26:51
  4. On the Midterms and Civic Participation with 1A 36:08
  5. The National Mall 38:48
  6. What Does it Mean to Be a Democrat or a Republican? 44:08
  7. How a Bill (REALLY) Becomes a Law 28:10
  8. What is Federalism? 27:56
  9. U.S. Versus: The Two Party System 29:40
  10. These United Hosts 47:58
  11. Our 250th Annual Trivia Episode! 31:16
  12. Article II of the Constitution 37:59
  13. SCOTUS Decision Roundup 36:03
  14. What is communism, socialism, and fascism? 33:30
  15. Article I of The Constitution 48:38
  16. Why do Americans love conspiracy theories? 43:18
  17. Do we have separation of church and state? 32:19
  18. Why is our union so imperfect? (With Jill Lepore) 55:14
  19. How we started, how it's going 23:38
  20. America's other origin story 30:30
  21. Why is Congress like this? 28:09
  22. When a flag is against the rules... or the law 28:42
  23. Lessons from the American Revolution (with Ken Burns) 46:51
  24. How to Make Things Better 28:00
  25. How did we get so red, white and blue? 28:17
  26. Why Students Are Having a Tough Time 27:48
  27. How making people wait sparked the American Revolution 43:41
  28. Why Teachers Are Having a Tough Time 28:30
  29. What did the world really think about the Declaration of Independence? 32:11
  30. Ask a Judge: What is Pro Se? 24:50
  31. What's the Strait of Hormuz? And how do blockades work? 23:50
  32. How did federal income taxes get this way? 39:32
  33. What is the 25th Amendment? 29:16
  34. The Raw Milk Question 36:56
  35. Can American elections be "nationalized"? What does that mean? 34:28
  36. Why are we paying more for gas right now? 22:06
  37. Someone oughta open up a window 30:11
  38. The Civic Role of Religious Leaders 30:34
  39. Are you really mad? What can you do about that? 48:21
  40. What does "detention" mean? 35:55
  41. Why did the FBI keep tabs on high school students? 38:03
  42. When did immigrants become "illegal?" 31:28
  43. What is ICE's job? 38:23
  44. Safe to Drink 33:47
  45. What happens when it's not NASA bringing civilians to space? 32:39
  46. What is the Monroe Doctrine? 27:36
  47. How does asylum work? And what has changed? 42:24
  48. What's happening with Venezuela? 21:43
  49. Restoring Civility in our Politics (on The Middle) 56:44
  50. Probable Claus: Is Santa a Criminal? 26:41