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60 Second Civics: The Three Branches of Government Part 3: A Deliberative Body
The Framers of the Constitution wanted Congress to thoroughly debate issues and avoid corruption.
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60 Second Civics: The Three Branches of Government Part 4: Enumerated Powers
Should Congress be able to make any laws it wants to? The Framers didn't think so.
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60 Second Civics:the Three Branches of Government:broad Versus Enumerated Powers
How broad should be the powers of Congress? The Virginia and New Jersey plans proposed different visions of legislative power.
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60 Second Civics:the Three Branches of Government Part 6: An Energetic Executive
The Framers of the Constitution thought that the executive should have "energy." We learn why on today's podcast.
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60 Second Civics: Should There Be More Than One Chief Executive?
How many chief executives should there be? Learn the arguments for and against a plural executive on today's episode.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 1798: How Long Should a President Remain in Office?
How long should a president remain in office? The Framers' original proposal was for one seven-year term.
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60 Second Civics: How Should the President Be Selected?
Deciding how the president should be selected was a tricky matter for the delegates to the Philadelphia Convention.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 18 Declining Supreme Court Caseload
Today we examine how the number of cases the Supreme Court decides has changed in recent years.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 180 Writs of Assistance
Today we discuss the Writs of Assistance.
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60 Second Civics:three Branches of Government: Why Not Direct Popular Election?
Why didn't most Framers of the Constitution want the people to elect the president directly?
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60 Second Civics: The Three Branches of Government: The Electoral College
Today on the podcast, we explain the Electoral College.
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60 Second Civics: The Three Branches of Government Part 12: The Judicial Branch
Today we learn about the federal judiciary.
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60 Second Civics:the Three Branches of Government: Judges and Judicial Power
Today we learn about judges and judicial power.
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60 Second Civics: Reasons to Separate the Judicial Branch
Why is the judicial branch independent of the president and Congress? We find out on today's podcast.
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60 Second Civics: How Should Federal Judges Be Selected?
How should federal judges be selected? We find out on today's podcast.
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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: Episode 181: Boston Massacre
On today's podcast, we examine the Boston Massacre.
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60 Second Civics: Federalism Part 2: Some Powers of the Federal Government
What authority does the national government have over the states? We find out on today's podcast.
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60 Second Civics: Federalism: The Constitution Protects Political Independence
How does the Constitution protect political independence? We find out on today's podcast.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 1814: Federalism Part 6: Limitations on State Power
The Framers saw the need to limit state power. Find out how on today's episode.
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60 Second Civics: Federalism Part 7: A History of Protecting Individual Rights
The Framers saw the need to limit state power. Find out how on today's episode.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 1816: Federalism Part 8: Slavery and the States
The words "slave" and "slavery" never appeared in the Constitution, perhaps because the Framers were ashamed of it.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 1817: Federalism Part 9: Compromises on Slavery
The Framers of the Constitution had to make many compromises on the issue of slavery. Today we learn some of them.