Civil Discourse
By Nia Rodgers and Dr. John Aughenbaugh
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This podcast uses government documents to illuminate the workings of the American government, and offer context around the effects of government agencies in your everyday life.
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SCOTUS Eras: The Burger Court
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Stories Behind the Names: William Jennings Bryan
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Virginia Gerrymandering
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Stories Behind the Names: Roy Olmstead
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Can He Do That? Declaring War
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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SCOTUS Eras: The Warren Court, part 2
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Story Behind the Name: Carrie Nation
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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SCOTUS Eras: The Warren Court, part 1
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Story Behind the Name: Learned Hand
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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SCOTUS Eras: The Vinson Court
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Story Behind the Name: John Foster Dulles
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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In the News: SCOTUS Tariff Ruling
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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SCOTUS Eras: The Stone Court
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Story Behind the Name: Ernesto Miranda
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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SCOTUS Eras: The Hughes Court
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Story Behind the Name: Sam Ervin
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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SCOTUS Eras: The Taft Court
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Story Behind the Name: Carrie Buck
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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SCOTUS Eras: The White Court
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Government Holiday Celebrations
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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SCOTUS Eras: Fuller Court
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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SCOTUS and Trump Tariffs
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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SCOTUS and "Election Day"
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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SCOTUS Eras: Waite Court
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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In the News: Virginia 2025 Elections
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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SCOTUS Eras: Chase Court
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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SCOTUS Eras: Taney Court
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Can He Do That? Demolish the East Wing
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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SCOTUS Eras Marshall Court part 2
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Can He Do That? Remove O'Donnell's Citizenship
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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SCOTUS Eras Marshall Court part 1
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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SCOTUS Eras In the Beginning
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Can He Do That? Firing an Independent Regulator
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Can He Do That? Fire a Federal Reserve Governor
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Can He Do That? Renaming the Defense Department
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Can He Do That? Sinking Venezuelan Boats
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Federalist 78
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Federalist 68
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Federalist 51
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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SoS 2025: JRob's Tough Year
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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SoS 2025: The 1st Set of Cases
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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SoS 2025: The 2nd Set of Cases
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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SoS 2025: The 3rd Set of Cases
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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SoS 2025: Wrapping It Up
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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SoS 2025: Looking Forward
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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In the News: Trump and the National Guard
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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The Bureau of Engraving and Printing
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May 09, 2025 |
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The Bureau of the Mint
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May 02, 2025 |
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Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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The Children's Bureau
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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In the News: Trump Targets Universities
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Western Area Power Administration
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Transportation Security Administration
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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In the News: Trump's First Seven Weeks
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Voice of America
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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ATF
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Unoccupied Territories
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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US Virgin Islands
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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American Samoa
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Northern Mariana Islands
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Puerto Rico
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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In the News: Trump's First Week
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Guam
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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In the News: Presidential Inaugurations
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Pardon Me!
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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In the News: The First Round of Trump Appointments
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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After Election 2024
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Election Certification Process
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Government Plagiarizers
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Federalist 39
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Notable Thefts of Government Documents
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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SCOTUS Under Siege
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Secession, part 2: The U.S. Civil War
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Secession, part 1: What is Political Secession?
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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AMBER and Other Alerts
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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SCOTUS Term Limit Debate
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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The Global Engagement Center
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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What is the Overton Window?
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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What is the Superfund?
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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In The News: Who the Heck is Tim Walz?
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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SoS 2024: Who Cares What the SCOTUS Ruled?
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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SoS 2024: Better at Other Stuff
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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SoS 2024: Case review, part 2
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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SoS 2024: Case review, part 3
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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SoS 2024: Case review, part 4
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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SoS 2024: Case review, part 5
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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SoS 2024: Justice Oddities
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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SoS 2024: Case review, part 1
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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SoS 2024: Wrap Up and What's Next
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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In the News: Biden Withdraws
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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In the News: JD Vance
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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In the News: Trump Florida Case Dismissed
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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In the News: Guilty on 34 Counts
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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In the News: Recognizing Palestine as a Nation
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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In the News: College Student Protests
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May 10, 2024 |
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In the News: TikTok Threatened in Federal Legislation
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May 10, 2024 |
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Blue Laws
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May 02, 2024 |
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Monroe Doctrine
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Types of International Power
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Authoritarians, Dictators, and Other Political Science Terms, part 2
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Authoritarians, Dictators, and Other Political Science Terms, part 1
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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United Kingdom Parliament, part 2
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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United Kingdom Parliament, part 1
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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U.S. Declaration of Independence
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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In the News: SCOTUS, Trump, and the Colorado Ballot
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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In the News: SCOTUS Takes the Case: Donald Trump and Presidential Immunity
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Common Sense
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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The Basis of American Law
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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Is Book Banning Constitutional?
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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Trump's Insurrection Cases: Like Burning Down a House in the Name of Fire Safety
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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In the News: Missing Secretary Austin
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Sandra Day OConnor
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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In the News: Santos Expulsion
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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SCOTUS and the Code of Conduct
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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In the News: Montana Tik Tok Ruling
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Asset Seizure, part 2
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Asset Seizure, part 1
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Politicians' Ages
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Aging Population of the United States
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Landlines and Demographics
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Congress and the Mountain Valley Pipeline
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Architect of the Capitol
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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National Film Registry
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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In the News: Government Shutdowns
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Oct 01, 2023 |
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Getting to Know You: Favorite Political Fiction Books
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Getting to Know You: Favorite Political Scandals
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Getting to Know You: Favorite Protest or Political Songs
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Getting to Know You: Favorite Political Movies
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Getting to Know You: Favorite West Wing Episodes
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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In the News: Debt Ceiling Revisited
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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SCOTUS 3 Wrap Up of the 22-23 Term
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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SCOTUS 2 Wrap Up of the 22-23 Term
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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SCOTUS 4 Statistics of the 22-23 Term
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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SCOTUS 5 Preview of the 23-24 Term
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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SCOTUS 1 Wrap Up of the 22-23 Term
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Jack Daniels, Bad Spaniels, and the SCOTUS
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May 09, 2023 |
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Music Catalogs and Copyright Law
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May 02, 2023 |
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The Respect for Marriage Act
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Federalist Paper 10
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Freedom of Information Act Exemptions
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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SCOTUS Hears Social Media Cases
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Local Zoning Ordinances
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Background of the Federalist Papers
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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School Nutrition and Military Readiness
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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FDA, part 3: Controversies
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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FDA, part 2: Generics
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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In the News: Russia, START, and the War in Ukraine
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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FDA, part 1: Application Process
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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In the News: Slow SCOTUS
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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In the News: Objects in the Sky
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Zip Codes
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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In the News: Presidential Records 2
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Government Numbers
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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In the News: The Dobbs Leak Report
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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In the News: The Debt Ceiling
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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In The News: Presidential Records Act
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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The Department of Homeland Security
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Dec 27, 2022 |
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The Department of Veterans Affairs
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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In the News: Railroad Strike Averted
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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The Department of Education
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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In the News: Kyrsten Sinema
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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The Department of Energy
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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The Department of Transportation
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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In the News: Elections
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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In the News: SCOTUS and Affirmative Action
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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The Department of HEW/HHS
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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In the News: Ye and Hate Speech
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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The Department of Labor
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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The Department of Commerce
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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In the News: Rank Choice Voting
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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The Department of Agriculture
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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The Department of the Interior
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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The Postmaster General
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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The Department of Justice
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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The Department of War/Defense, part B
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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The Department of War/Defense, part A
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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The Department of the Treasury
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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The Department of State
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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Summer of SCOTUS 2 Wrap Up Overview
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Summer of SCOTUS 2 Wrap Up: The Big Cases
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Summer of SCOTUS 2 Wrap Up: What's Next
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Summer of SCOTUS 2: The Myth of Merit, part 2
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Summer of SCOTUS 2: The Myth of Merit, part 1
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Summer of SCOTUS 2: Gravesites and Tombstones
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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Summer of SCOTUS 2: Tests, part 1
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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Summer of SCOTUS 2: Tests, part 2
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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Summer of SCOTUS 2: Religion
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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Summer of SCOTUS 2: Interpersonal Relationships
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Tennessee Valley Authority
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May 17, 2022 |
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In the News - SCOTUS Leak
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May 11, 2022 |
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Works Progress Administration - Art
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May 10, 2022 |
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Works Progress Administration - Labor
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May 03, 2022 |
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Independent State Legislature Doctrine
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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In the News - Oil Reserves
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Exxon Valdez and Deepwater Horizon Accountability
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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Congressional Review Act
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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Presidential and Congressional Medals
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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HIPAA
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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That is Not in the U.S. Constitution
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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In the News - Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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Dissed Amendments
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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Colorado River Compact
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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WOTUS - Waters of the United States
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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What is the Serial Set?
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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In the News - Russia and Ukraine, February 18, 2022
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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Robert J. (Bob) Dole Memorial
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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Vice Presidents, Part 2
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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In the News - SCOTUS and Vaccine Mandates
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Vice Presidents, Part 1
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Presidential Libraries Part 2: Boxes and Boxes
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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Presidential Libraries Part 1: Two Folders
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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D.C. Statehood
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Adding a State to the United States
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Fun with Patents and Trademarks
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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Do You Want to Know a Secret?
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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Controlled Substances Act
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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2020 U.S. Census Update
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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Rats' First Amendment Rights
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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Midterm Elections Preview
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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R Kelly and the RICO and Mann Acts
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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Who Responds to Elections Polling?
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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Government Public Relations
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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Shadow Docket Follow Up, Fall 2021
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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Shadow Docket
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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Preliminary 2020 Census Report
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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SCOTUS Wrap Up, Part 2
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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SCOTUS Wrap Up, Part 1
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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Smithsonian Institution, Part 2
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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Smithsonian Institution, Part 1
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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National Gallery of Art
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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National Zoo
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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National Parks, Part 2
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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National Parks, Part 1
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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The Moynihan Commission
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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Banking Commissions, Part 2
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May 25, 2021 |
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Banking Commissions, Part 1
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May 18, 2021 |
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The Kerner Commission, Part 2
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May 11, 2021 |
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The Kerner Commission, Part 1
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May 04, 2021 |
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Tower Commission
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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The Shafer Commission
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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The Brownlow Committee, Part 2
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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The Brownlow Committee, Part 1
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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The 9/11 Commission, Part 2
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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The 9/11 Commission, Part 1
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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Rogers Commission
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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Warren Commission
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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Vaccines Around the World
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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Texas v Pennsylvania in Depth
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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Exemplars of Public Service
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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Alexei Navalny
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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Characters in Public Service
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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Weird Investigations
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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Inaugurations Gone Wrong
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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NORAD Tracks Santa Claus
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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Qualified Immunity
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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Court Packing
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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Presidential Homes and Retreats
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Nov 27, 2020 |
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Presidential Transitions
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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Presidential Skill Set, Part 2
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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2020 Election Observations
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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Presidential Skill Set, Part 1
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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Presidential Personalities
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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Voting and Leadership
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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Referenda, Initiatives, and Recalls
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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Replacing Members of Congress
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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Trump's COVID Diagnosis
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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Election Certification
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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Wagging the Dog
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Passing
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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Mudslinging
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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Booking
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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Trademarks in the US
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Sep 11, 2020 |
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Copyright and the Courts
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Sep 04, 2020 |
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Summer of SCOTUS: Wrap Up
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Aug 14, 2020 |
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Summer of SCOTUS: DACA
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Aug 07, 2020 |
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Summer of SCOTUS: Taxes
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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Summer of SCOTUS: McGirt
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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Summer of SCOTUS: Faithless Electors
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Jul 24, 2020 |
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Summer of SCOTUS: Religious Employment
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Jul 24, 2020 |
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Summer of SCOTUS: Seila Law, June Medical, and Espinoza
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Jul 18, 2020 |
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Summer of SCOTUS: Pipelines, Sanctuary Cities, and Guns, oh My!
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Jul 10, 2020 |
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Summer of SCOTUS: Bostock
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Jul 03, 2020 |
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Summer of SCOTUS: Guns of New York
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Jul 03, 2020 |
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Summer of SCOTUS: Georgia Annotations
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Jun 26, 2020 |
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Summer of SCOTUS: Writ of Certiorari
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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Summer of SCOTUS: SCOTUS on Zoom
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Jun 12, 2020 |
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Summer of SCOTUS: Marbury Starts Us Off
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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President Adjourns Congress
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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Russian Politics
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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The Gold Standard
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Apr 10, 2020 |
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The Census
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Apr 03, 2020 |
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501 (c) 3 - Taxes for Non-Profits
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Mar 27, 2020 |
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Price to Be Paid
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Mar 20, 2020 |
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McGahn Subpeona
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Mar 13, 2020 |
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Creating a Federal Holiday
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Mar 06, 2020 |
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Impeachment
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Feb 28, 2020 |
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Space Force
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Feb 21, 2020 |
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Iowa Caucus
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Feb 14, 2020 |
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Electoral College
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Feb 07, 2020 |
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War Powers
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Jan 31, 2020 |
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The White House Christmas Tree
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Dec 06, 2019 |
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Turkey Pardons
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Nov 29, 2019 |
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Commerce Clause 3
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Nov 22, 2019 |
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Commerce Clause 2
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Nov 15, 2019 |
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Commerce Clause 1
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Nov 08, 2019 |
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Tell Me About the 25th Amendment
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Nov 01, 2019 |
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Rules for the Rulemakers: The Federal Register
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Oct 25, 2019 |
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Down With Broccoli! Executive Orders
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Oct 18, 2019 |
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History of the Post Office
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Oct 11, 2019 |
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Getting on a Postage Stamp
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Oct 04, 2019 |
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Federal Budgeting: Congress' Turn
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Sep 27, 2019 |
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Federal Budgeting: The President Starts
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Sep 20, 2019 |
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Eviction Part 1: the Short Take
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Sep 13, 2019 |
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Eviction Part 2: the Longer Take
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Sep 13, 2019 |
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Welcome to Civil Discourse
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Jul 17, 2019 |
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15 Unicorns Part 2
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Jul 17, 2019 |
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15 Unicorns Part 1
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Jul 17, 2019 |
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15 Unicorns Part 3
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Jul 17, 2019 |
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Getting a Bill through Congress Part 1
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Jul 17, 2019 |
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Getting a Bill through Congress Part 2
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Jul 17, 2019 |