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Civics 101

NHPR

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.

Is same-sex marriage in legal peril?

Will Obergefell v Hodges be revisited in the next SCOTUS term?

Aug 26

28 min

Obergefell v Hodges, 2015

When the Supreme Court enshrined marriage equality.

Aug 26

32 min

What happens when enough states want to change the Constitution?

The entirely constitutional way to change the Constitution.

Aug 19

25 min

How can the president take over a city's police department?

How President Trump federalized D.C. law enforcement.

Aug 15

31 min

What's it like being a scientist facing federal funding cuts?

It's a weird time to be a scientist.

Aug 12

31 min

Cinema Civics: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

What can we learn from Jefferson Smith? A whole lot.

Aug 5

55 min

The Supreme Court rulings that aren't rulings

"The shadow docket," refers to orders from the Supreme Court that are (often) unsigned, inscrutable, and handed down in the middle of the night. Professor Stephen Vladeck takes us through this increasingly common phenomenon.

Jul 29

24 min

Is it possible for a president to serve a third term?

Is there a way President Trump (or any president) can serve a third (or fourth) term in office? Maybe there is.

Jul 22

35 min

A country with no kings

Risking it all for what is self-evident.

Jul 15

36 min

How are tariffs affecting American businesses?

Today on Civics 101, we answer listener questions about tariffs. And then, we look at how they've affected one American Industry.

Jul 14

28 min