Whistleblowers perform an important service for the public and the Department of Justice (DOJ) when they report evidence of wrongdoing. All DOJ employees, contractors, subcontractors, grantees, subgrantees, and personal services...

A unicameral legislature has only one chamber, or body, that makes decisions. A bicameral legislature has two chambers, often with different procedures and powers, that ultimately must work together to make policy and exercise other...

This Video Explains Checks and Balances

Capturing or Securing Intellectual Property Rights

Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit. Central characteristics of capitalism include capital accumulation, competitive markets, price systems, private...

What is the Capability Maturity Model Integration? Capability Maturity Model Integration is a process level improvement training and appraisal program. Administered by the CMMI Institute, a subsidiary of ISACA, it was developed at...

Dark Money refers to political spending meant to influence the decision of a voter, where the donor is not disclosed and the source of the money is unknown.

Crony capitalism sometimes also called simply cronyism, is a pejorative term used in political discourse to describe a situation in which businesses profit from a close relationship with state power, either through an anti-competitive...

Consumer Protection (Intro)

Tax credits reduce the liability of a taxpayer. That is, it reduces the amount of taxes owed. This is different than a deduction, which reduces the taxable income of a taxpayer.

A commonwealth is a self-governing political unit similar to a state.

This Video Explains Commercial Speech and the 1st Amendment

A civil society organization (CSO) or non-governmental organizaiton (NGO) is any non-profit, voluntary citizens' group which is organized on a local, national

This Video Explains False Statements as a Criminal Charge

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

This Video Explains Exceptions to Reading Miranda Rights

Environmental Impact Statement - NEPA

Employer Witholding Requirements from Employee Wages

This clause is meant to prevent external influence and corruption of American officers by foreign States.

This Video Explains Eminent Domain - Power to Take Property

Electronic Communications Privacy Act

Tax exemptions include specific sources or income that are not subject to taxation. Nonprofit income and many other forms of income are not taxed. Also, deductions reduce otherwise taxable income, while tax credits reduce the amount of...

This Video Introduces Criminal Law

The Eco-Communalism variant incorporates the green vision of bio-regionalism, localism, face-to-face democracy, small technology, and economic autark.