Duties of the Legislative Branch discusses the structure and responsibilities of the legislative branch of government.

The Senate tradition of the filibuster is a political action that allows lawmakers to prolong debate over a proposed piece of legislation. The goal of the filibuster is to delay or prevent a vote on the proposal. Senators can speak for...

Let HipHughes accompany you through the basics of the 2004 Election. Understand the root reasons W won his second term and laugh a little bit along the journey of learnin' Visit the complete playlist here • Presidential Elec...

The 35th Presidential election in American history took place on November 4, 1924. Calvin Coolidge, the incumbent Republican President, was seeking re-election. Hold up! Calvin Coolidge? Are you for real? What happened to Harding?...

The 15th Presidential election in American history took place from Friday, November 1, to Wednesday, December 4, 1844. This was the last presidential election to be held on different days in different states. All future presidential...

The 26th Presidential election in American history took place on November 6, 1888. My birthday, again. Is that why I love this stuff? Grover Cleveland had a solid first term. The country was at peace and the economy...fantastic. He even...

You might call this election the election of 1844, part 2, because it was very similar to it. Just like in 1844, a young dark horse candidate won. Also like in 1844, the incumbent president was a Whig who had become President after the...

The 55th Presidential election in American history took place on November 2, 2004. A lot had changed since the last election. Just 8 months after George W. Bush became President, terrorists attacked the United States. On September 11,...

The 25th Presidential election in American history took place on November 4, 1884. Chester Arthur had become President after the assassination of James Garfield. His health had been declining, and he honestly didn't know if he would make...

The program begins with a brief history of the people who fought for civil rights and freedoms for all Americans, and explains how their efforts provided the possibility and opportunity that led to the election of President Obama. ...

The 56th Presidential election in American history took place on November 4, 2008. This was the first election in which I voted in the primaries, and there were a lot of exciting candidates to vote for. But first, let's see how George W....

Martin Van Buren was an interesting fellow. He was the first president born after American independence from Britain, so he was the first president actually born an American citizen. Also, he was the first president of non-British...

The 39th Presidential election in American history took place on November 5, 1940. The Great Depression dragged on, and now another world war was being fought all across Europe and in Asia. Franklin Roosevelt, or FDR, and remained...

Last night Vice President Mike Pence took on Kamala Harris (& a fly) in the Vice Presidential Debate. The debate, which featured significantly less shouting and interrupting than last week's, covered eight important topics from the...

The 48th episode in a very long series about the American presidential elections from 1788 to the present. I hope to have them done by Election Day 2016. In 1976, the country celebrates its bicentennial by not trusting the government....

The 18th Presidential election in American history took place on November 4th, 1856. Franklin Pierce had a rough going over the previous four years, and now struggled to get his own party's renomination. At the Democratic Party's...

The 24th Presidential election in American history took place on November 2, 1880. Back in 1876, while running for President, Rutherford Hayes promised he would not seek a second term. Unlike Frank Underwood, Rutherford actually stayed...

Current polling suggests that Biden is on track to win the 2020 election. However, despite polls historic accuracy, we're still a couple months away from election day and things certainly could shift. So in this video, we discuss eight...

On May 3, 1791 the Constitution of Poland was signed. As a nationalized polish citizen, I am proud that my new home was the second country in the world to give its people constitutional rights. On today's episode of Kult America I'd like...

In this episode of State of the Election, we discuss the impact of the ongoing riots on the 2020 presidential election, and if they will affect Trump's re-lection efforts. We also discuss the options Biden is discussing for running mate...

Explaining the 17th Amendment to the US Constitution and the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote.

From the time of slavery right through to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s there have been many great leaders who fought to break down racial barriers in America. On January 20, 2009 Barack Obama became the first African American...

This event was hosted at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD.

Mr. Hughes slides on through the electoral college of 1996, looking at major reasons for Bill Clinton's victory over Republican Bob Dole and the second smaller coming of Ross Perot.