Civics 101

Explanations of how U.S. democracy and government institutions work KI-Zusammenfassung

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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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