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Khan Academy: Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances
This video lesson from Khan Academy discusses the separation of powers and checks and balances. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the AP Government...
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60 Second Civics: Rights After Independence Pt. 14: Checks and Balances
Today we discuss checks and balances.
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60 Second Civics: The Three Branches of Government Part 2: Checks and Balances
Their experiences with British royal governors led Americans to create weak executives, but this would have a cost.
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60 Second Civics: The Three Branches of Government Part 16: Checks and Balances
On today's podcast we learn about checks and balances and take a close look at the president's veto power.
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60 Second Civics: Role of President Pt. 33: Checks on the Executive's Powers
Describes how the American system of government based on a constitution differs from a parliamentary system.
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60 Second Civics: Ambition Must Be Made to Counteract Ambition
Ambition must be made to counteract ambition, wrote James Madison. The Constitution provides the checks and balances to accomplish this. [56 secs.]
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60 Second Civics: Episode 1222: Elements of Democracy Part 90: Dividing Power
Powers are normally divided in democratic systems, but different countries handle this in different ways.
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60 Second Civics: Appointments Treaties and Warmaking Powers
How do checks and balances work? Today we provide some examples.
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60 Second Civics: Three Branches of Government: Impeachment and Judicial Review
Today we learn about two important checks on government: impeachment and judicial review.
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60 Second Civics: Role of President Pt. 22: Energy in the Executive
Presidential powers have grown over time and Americans have accepted that. At the same time, citizens want to see checks and balances from the other branches of government to monitor and limit presidential powers as the need arises.
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60 Second Civics: Role of President Pt. 25: Limiting Presidential Power
The 22nd Amendment was created after Franklin Roosevelt stayed in office for a third term. It limits a president's tenure to two terms.
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60 Second Civics: Role of President Pt. 29: Supreme Court Checks on President
Supreme Court also plays a role in keeping the powers of the President in check.
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60 Second Civics: Role of President Pt. 30: Limits by Civil Servants and Public
The executive branch's civil servants and the public's opnions are both able to check the power of the President.
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60 Second Civics: Supreme Court Pt. 16: Checks on Power of Supreme Court
Introduces the ways in which the power of the Supreme Court is limited.
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60 Second Civics: Supreme Court Pt. 17: Limits on Power of Supreme Court
Examines self-imposed limits on the power of the Supreme Court.
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60 Second Civics: A Problem of Constitutional Government
Discusses the central problem of constitutional governments, which is how to ensure that those in control adhere to the checks placed on their powers.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 329: Shared Powers
Our discussion today explores how powers are shared among the branches of government.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 1558: We the People Lesson 5 Part 3: Checks & Balances
Today we learn how each branch of government checks and balances the other branches.
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60 Second Civics: Government in Colonial America
Today we learn about the three branches of colonial governments.
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60 Second Civics: Representation, Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances
Today we examine the concepts of representation, separation of powers, and checks and balances in early state governments.
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60 Second Civics:self Imposed Limits on the Supreme Court
Today we discuss self-imposed limits, one of several checks on the power of the Supreme Court.
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60 Second Civics:executive Enforcement of Supreme Court Decisions
Today we discuss executive enforcement of Supreme Court decisions as a check on the power of the Court.
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60 Second Civics:congress and the Power of the Supreme Court
Today we discuss the ability of Congress to check the power of the Supreme Court.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 370: Anti Federalists and Checks and Balances
In this podcast, further examination of the system of checks and balances.