Civics 101

Series produced by New Hampshire Public Radio

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A podcast refresher course on the basics of how our democracy works.

Why does the U.S. have an Electoral College? How do congressional investigations work? What does the minority whip actually do? Civics 101 is the podcast refresher course on the basics of how our democracy works.


175 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
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Can a president order...anything?

  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 04:40
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What's the difference? And how/why do we add states to our union?

  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 04:35
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Three things you can do if you lose an election.

  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 04:19
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The 538 people who actually elect the president.

  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 04:23
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How does the Election Day after Election Day actually work?

  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 04:19
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The pardon spree of a lame duck presidency.

  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 04:27

  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 04:27
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Trees, menorahs, and hair caught on fire.

  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 04:29
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What happens when no candidate wins the majority of primaries and caucuses? The wheeling and dealing begins.

  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 04:18
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The final FINAL step in electing the president

  • Added: Nov 06, 2023
  • Length: 04:27
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It's a long road from Election Day to the Electoral College vote to the certification to the inauguration -- but why is it so long?

  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 04:19

  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 06:38
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Why is a peaceful transition of American power so important?

  • Added: Nov 06, 2023
  • Length: 04:56
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The unwritten rules that keep our government in line.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Nov 06, 2023
  • Length: 04:27
  • Purchases: 1
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Pomp, circumstance and 35 words can transform a person into a president.

  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 06:24
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Staff have six hours to move one first family out and a new First Family in, and it has to be seamless.

  • Added: Nov 06, 2023
  • Length: 07:55
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Pomp, circumstance and 35 words can transform a person into a president.

  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 06:31

  • Added: Nov 03, 2023
  • Length: 07:40
  • Purchases: 3
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This discussion is never over.

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  • Added: Jul 09, 2021
  • Length: 13:08
  • Purchases: 1
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Crooked cops, a bomb, Don King, this Fourth Amendment case has it ALL.

  • Added: Jul 13, 2021
  • Length: 18:54