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Civics 101 NHPR
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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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"I see a temple that we built."
Hannah tells Nick what it's like to have real access to the Supreme Court. And then the pair pays a very emotional visit to the Lincoln Memorial.
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The Supreme Court justices are RIGHT THERE! (D.C. field trip dispatch)
The Civics 101 team's D.C. field trip takes them all kinds of places, including inside the highest court in the land during oral arguments. Listen in as they share those experiences.
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The Constitution is not vegan! (D.C. field trip dispatch)
The team is in Washington D.C. making episodes...and we're learning some wild stuff.
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Why is Marbury v. Madison in Trump’s Supreme Court brief?
There's a landmark SCOTUS decision from two centuries ago that could end up influencing Donald Trump's current Supreme Court case. But why?
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What do the RNC and DNC do?
The Republican and Democratic National Committees used to be "the chair and his/her briefcase." But what do they do now?
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How to file your taxes
Deductions, credits, W2s, audits. It's complicated out there, so we break it down.