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Amendments XX-XXVII

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Section 1: US Constitution
Foundations of the American Republic

46m 32s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:11
Preamble of the United States Constitution
1:38
We the People…
1:49
Examining This
2:23
Purposes of Government
4:20
Early Draft of the Preamble
4:24
Creation of a Federalist System of Government
4:38
Establish Justice
5:20
Common Defense
5:30
General Welfare
5:44
Secure the Blessings of Liberty
6:11
Forms of Government
6:34
Anarchy
6:44
Autocracy
7:04
Absolute Monarchy
7:20
Constitutional Monarchy
7:43
Dictatorship
8:28
Oligarchy
8:50
Aristocracy
9:02
Theocracy
9:09
Democracy
9:18
Direct Democracy
9:38
Representative Democracy
11:02
British Influence
11:52
Magna Carta
11:59
Parliament
13:32
Enlightenment Philosophers
15:47
John Locke
15:52
Baron de Montesquieu
17:13
Articles of Confederation
17:53
Written by the Second Continental Congress
18:01
Lasted from 1781-1789
18:07
Weak National Government
18:41
Each State is Equal with One Vote
19:25
9 of 13 States to Pass Law
19:36
Amending the Articles
19:51
Weakness of the Articles
20:16
Congress Could Not Tax
20:21
Can't Regulate Interstate Trade or Foreign Commerce
20:44
No Executive or Judicial Branch
20:58
No Authority to Coin Money
21:23
Population of State Not Taken Into Account
21:31
9 of 13 to Pass Law
22:07
Unanimous Consent to Amend Articles
22:12
Virginia Plan (Large State)
22:57
Bicameral Legislature
23:10
Representation Based on Population
23:57
Single Executive
24:34
Judges Chosen by Legislative Branch
25:25
New Jersey Plan (Small State)
25:40
Unicameral Legislature
26:03
Representation Equal Among States
26:30
Plural Executive
26:38
Judges Appointed for Life
27:16
Connecticut Compromise (Great Compromise)
27:35
Bicameral Legislature
28:30
House Elected by the People; Senate Appointed by State
28:52
One Executive
29:25
Supreme Court Appointed to Life Term
32:41
The Big Elephant in the Room
33:17
Issue of Slavery
33:30
Southern vs. Northern States
34:20
Three-Fifths Compromise
35:05
Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
35:53
Ratification of the Constitution
36:12
Signing the Constitution
36:31
Ratify it Before Going Into Effect
36:49
Federalists Favored Ratification
37:40
Anti-federalists Opposed the Constitution
38:32
The Federalist Papers
39:31
Defended the New Government
39:35
Published Under 'Publius'
39:42
Lack of a Bill of Rights
39:59
Federalists Supported a Bill of Rights
40:59
Example 1
42:26
Example 2
45:16
The Constitution

45m 10s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:21
Limited Government
1:48
Belief That Government is Not All-Powerful
1:50
Enumerated Powers Given to the Federal Government
2:08
Bill of Rights Added to Ensure That National Government
2:37
Popular Sovereignty
3:37
Doctrine Rooted in the Belief That Every Human Being is Sovereign
3:43
Not a Coincidence That the Legislative Branch is the First Branch of the Government
3:49
Declaration of Independence
3:56
'We, the People' in the Preamble Included Everyone
5:02
No Mention of Women in the Constitution
5:26
Citizens of Each State
5:53
What Was Permitted Was Not Necessarily Promoted
6:20
Wyoming Extended the Vote to Women
6:36
Separation of Powers
7:19
Three Branches: Legislative, Executive, Judiciary
7:28
If Men Were Angels Government Would Not Be Necessary
8:00
Influence of Adam Smith and The Wealth of Nations
8:47
Founding Fathers Did Not Want Power Vested in One Person or Group of People
9:35
Each Branch Has Exerted More Influence Over Different Periods of Time
10:03
Checks and Balances - Congress on President
10:29
Each Branch Can Check the Powers of the Others
11:04
Congress Can Override a President's Veto
11:20
Congress Can Impeach the President
12:08
Congress Can Refuse to Approve Presidential Appointment
13:48
Congress Can Refuse to Ratify Treaties
14:29
Congress Can Mount an Investigation
14:59
Checks and Balances - Congress on Judiciary
15:16
Congress Can Change the Number and Jurisdiction of the Lower Court
15:25
Congress Can Use the Impeachment Powers to Remove a Judge From Office
15:45
Congress Can Refuse to Approve a Person Nominated to be a Judge
15:56
Checks and Balances - President and Judiciary
16:31
President Provides These Checks
16:40
Judiciary Has These Checks on Other Branches
20:13
Federalism
20:56
Government Authority Shared by National and State Governments
21:07
Concept of 'Dual Federalism'
22:48
United States v. Lopez 1995
23:48
Formal Amendment Process
26:19
2/3 Vote Through Congress and Ratified by 3/4 of State Legislatures
27:21
2/3 Vote Through Congress and Ratified by Special Conventions in 3/4 of the States
27:58
National Convention 2/3 Vote and Ratified by 3/4 of State Legislatures
28:53
National Convention 2/3 Vote and Ratified by 3/4 of States
29:23
Informal Amendment Process
30:18
Legislative Actions
30:25
Executive Actions
30:47
Judicial Interpretation
31:17
Custom and Usage
31:29
Election of 1800
33:04
Political Parties
33:19
Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson
34:21
12th Amendment Added
35:00
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
35:22
Adams and his Congress Created Several New Judicial Positions
35:27
'Midnight Appointments' Were Set for the Secretary of State to Deliver
36:01
Marshall Ruled the Portion of the Judiciary Act of 1791 as Unconstitutional
36:50
Marshall Established Judicial Review
37:55
Example 1
38:20
Example 2
40:18
Example 3
42:31
The Bill of Rights, Part I

59m 54s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:13
First Amendment - Freedom of Religion
2:22
First Amendment
3:19
Establishment Clause
4:05
Free Exercise Clause
6:26
The Establishment Clause
8:04
Engel v. Vitale (1962)
8:46
Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971)
12:18
Lee v. Weisman (1992) and Santa Fe School District v. Doe (2002)
14:30
The Free Exercise Clause
16:03
Reynolds v. United States (1879)
16:45
Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
18:19
Oregon v. Smith (1990)
19:57
Government Cannot Unfairly Target Certain Religions
21:31
Freedom of Speech
22:11
Alien and Sedition Acts
22:40
Schenck v. United States (1919)
23:35
Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
25:06
Miller v. California (1973)
25:59
Texas v. Johnson (1989)
27:50
Freedom of Press
29:14
Near v. Minnesota (1931)
29:52
New York Times v. Sullivan (1964)
30:50
New York Times v. United States
31:53
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier (1988)
32:32
Freedom of Assembly and petition
34:05
Peacefully Assemble and Petition the Government for a Redress of Grievances
34:20
Dejon v. Oregon (1937)
34:32
Certain Restrictions are Allowed for Facilities
35:09
Police May Disperse Demonstrations
35:21
Second Amendment
35:41
As Passed by Congress
35:53
As Ratified by the States
36:54
District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
37:37
Review the Five Freedoms Listed in the Bill of Rights
38:37
Third Amendment
39:11
Third Amendment
39:14
Passed In Response to the 1765 Passage of the Quartering Acts
39:48
Least Cited Bill of Rights
40:08
Agree for the Implicit Right to Privacy
40:19
Fourth Amendment
40:55
Fourth Amendment
40:58
Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
41:34
Probable Cause
43:19
Fifth Amendment
45:26
Fifth Amendment
45:49
Right to a Grand Jury
47:20
Right Against Double Jeopardy
48:08
Right Against Self-Incrimination
49:55
Due Process Clause Applies to Deferral Government
52:00
Example 1
52:19
Example 2
54:15
Example 3
55:01
Example 4
56:40
The Bill of Rights, Part II

34m 19s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:18
Sixth Amendment - Public and Speedy Trial
2:17
Sixth Amendment
2:24
Barker v. Wingo (1972)
3:21
Sheppard v. Maxwell (1966)
4:24
Powell v. Alabama (1932)
5:03
Seventh Amendment
5:30
Seventh Amendment
5:35
Civil cases Are Not Heard in Federal Courts
6:05
Never Incorporated and Applied to States
6:15
Mystery Surrounding the 'Twenty Dollar' Clause
7:22
Eighth Amendment
7:56
Eighth Amendment
7:59
Inspired by Titus Oates Case
9:10
Furman v. Georgia (1972)
10:41
Miller v. Alabama (2012)
11:51
Ninth Amendment
13:01
Ninth Amendment
13:06
Roe v. Wade (1973)
13:34
Rights in the First Eight Amendments is Not an All-Encompassing List of Rights
14:34
Set of Rights Yet to be Discovered That No Constitution Can Specifically List
14:40
Tenth Amendment
15:21
Tenth Amendment
15:29
Commerce Clause Used to Justify the Use of Federal Government
16:13
United States v. Lopez
16:30
Example 1
19:16
Example 2
20:34
Example 3
23:08
Example 4
26:06
Amendments XI - XIX

38m 7s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:15
Amendment XI
1:40
Amendment Eleven
2:01
Individual from One State are Prohibited from Suing Another State
2:25
States Are Not Immune from Lawsuits Brought by its Own Citizens
2:41
Amendment XII
3:05
Amendment Twelve
3:38
Thomas Jefferson vs. Aaron Burr
6:11
Amendment XIII
8:51
Amendment Thirteen
9:05
Include Peonage, Involuntary Servitude and Forced Labor
10:05
Amendment XIV
11:05
Amendment Fourteen
11:21
Four Clauses of Amendment Fourteen
12:28
Amendment XV
15:50
Amendment Fifteen
15:54
Right to Vote Interrupted by the Supreme Court
16:35
Blacks Faced Literacy Tests and Poll Taxes
17:13
Ku Klux Klan
18:44
Supreme Court Decisions and Passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
18:57
Amendment XVI
19:39
Amendment Sixteen
19:41
Until 1913, Tariffs and Excise Taxes Were the Primary Source of Federal Government Revenue
20:41
Direct Income Tax Permitted by the Constitution
21:21
Wesley Snipes
22:21
Amendment XVII
23:00
Amendment Seventeen
23:02
State Legislatures have the Power to Grant the Governor the Right to Appoint Senators
23:28
Governor Rod Blagojevich Attempted to Sell Obama's Vacated Seat in 2008
24:38
Amendment XVIII
26:00
Amendment Eighteen
26:04
Ban the Sale and Distribution of Alcohol
27:00
Organized Crime Increased
27:08
Amendment was Repealed Through the 21st Amendment
27:49
Drinking Age: 21
28:04
Amendment XIX
28:38
Amendment Nineteen
28:40
Prohibited the Government From Denying Women the Right to Vote
29:04
Votes Granted in Wyoming, Utah, and Washington
29:39
Argument That the 14th and 15th Amendment Had Already Granted Women Suffrage was Rejected
30:25
Example 1
31:50
Example 2
32:48
Example 3
33:25
Example 4
35:48
Amendments XX-XXVII

52m 17s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:11
Amendment XX
1:22
Amendment Twenty
1:51
Shortened the 'Lame Duck' Status of Both the President and Congress
3:04
In Earlier Times, a Long Period of Time Was Necessary for the Long Trek to Washington, DC
3:09
Amendment XXII
7:15
Amendment Twenty-Two
7:25
George Washington Set a Precedent for Two Terms
10:02
Few Presidents Sought a Third Term
11:34
Lyndon Johnson
13:41
President Bill Clinton
14:55
Amendment XXIII
16:55
Amendment Twenty-Three
17:01
Residents of Washington, D.C. Has Right to Vote in Presidential Elections
17:44
Electors Give Votes to Democratic Candidate
18:33
Nonpartisan Issue
18:56
1984: Ronald Reagan Won in a Landslide Election
20:06
Michael Jordan Amendment
22:32
Amendment XXIV
23:40
Amendment Twenty-Four
23:52
One of the Surviving Ways to Disenfranchise Black Voters
24:18
President Kennedy Wanted an Amendment as the Best Way to Avoid a Filibuster
24:46
Amendment XXV
25:52
Amendment Twenty-Five
26:01
Amendment Made it Unambiguous That the VP Became President
28:38
Amendment XXV
29:32
Tyler Precedent
29:33
Woodrow and Edith Wilson
30:08
Presidents Who Take Over Because of a Previous President's Death
31:23
Truman
31:51
Gerald Ford
32:17
Use of Section 4
33:01
Amendment XXVI
34:28
Amendment Twenty-Six
34:39
Vietnam War
34:54
Old Enough to Fight and Die, Old Enough to Vote
35:04
Some States Already Permitted Ages 18-21 to Vote
35:27
Struck Down as Unconstitutional
35:38
Amendment XXVII
36:38
Amendment Twenty-Seven
37:08
Gregory Watson
38:41
Thesis Seen as Too Unrealistic
40:04
Automatic Cost-of-Living Adjustment
40:45
Example 1
41:13
Example 2
42:27
Example 3
44:59
Example 4
46:20
Example 5
48:40
Section 2: Political Participation
Political Culture

35m 57s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:08
What is Political Culture?
1:05
Set of Basic Values and Beliefs About a Country or Government
1:09
In the United States
1:30
Our Political Culture Provides the Backdrop for our System of Government
2:00
America Democratic Values
2:30
Majority Rule / Minority Rights
3:05
Equality
4:33
Private Property
6:20
Individual Freedoms
7:36
Compromise
8:53
Limited Government
11:10
Political Socialization
12:04
Process by Which Citizens Acquire a Sense of Political Identity
12:09
Family Influence
12:20
Schools Teach Patriotism
14:18
Demographic Factors
14:53
Mass Media
15:06
Measuring Public Opinion
15:55
Early Polling Data in the U.S. had Self-Selecting Biases
16:01
Straw Polls
16:22
Used Car Registrations and telephone Directories to Reach People
16:58
Modern Polling
17:44
Elements of a Successful Poll
18:09
Sampling
18:31
Prepare Clear and Valid Questions
19:23
Control How the Poll is Taken
21:48
Analyzing and Reporting Results
22:51
1948 Election
23:10
2008 and 2012 Election Predictions
25:07
Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight.com Blog
25:26
2008: Silver Correctly Predicted 49 of 50 States
26:27
2012: Silver Correctly Predicted All 50 States
26:59
Sabermetrician
27:27
Example 1
28:30
Example 2
29:54
Example 3
31:14
Example 4
32:37
Political Parties

39m 31s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:10
What is a Political Party?
2:20
Voluntary Associations of People Who Seek to Control the Government
2:23
Political Parties Bring People and Government Together
3:47
Main Difference Between Interest Groups and Political Parties
4:34
Major Goal of a Political Party
5:02
Roles of Political Parties
5:51
Party in the Electorate
6:09
Party in Government
7:48
Party in Organization
9:14
Party Systems
10:50
One-Party System
11:06
Two-Party System
11:50
Multi-Party System
12:54
What Do Political Parties Actually Do?
14:00
Recruit Candidates
14:21
Nominate and Support Candidates for Office
15:11
Educate the Electorate
15:17
Organize the Government
15:42
Party Identification and Membership
16:35
No Money is Required to Associate with a Particular Party
16:47
Choices: Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, or None
18:03
Factors Influencing Party Identification
18:15
Two-Party Tradition in America
22:14
Factions
22:19
George Washington Never Officially Aligned with One Political Party
22:40
Third Parties
26:13
Ideological Parties
26:28
Splinter Parties
26:48
Single Issue Parties
28:28
Protest Parties
28:50
Successful 3rd Party Candidates
29:28
Ross Perot
29:34
Received 19% of the National Vote
30:34
John Anderson Won 7% of the Popular Vote
31:39
Ralph Nader Won 3% of the Popular Vote
32:00
Ron Paul Won0.5% of the Popular Vote
32:17
Example 1
33:44
Example 2
34:29
Example 3
36:33
Example 4
38:23
Elections & Campaigns

57m 11s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:09
Forms of Political Participation
1:36
Voting in Elections
2:31
Discussing Politics and Attending Political Meetings
2:39
Forming Interest Groups
2:53
Contacting Public Officials
3:28
Campaigning
4:59
Contributing Money
6:34
Running for Office
7:06
Protesting Government Decisions
7:58
Expansion of Suffrage
8:15
Suffrage is the Right to Vote
8:19
Voting Rights Act of 1965
10:11
Low Voter Turnout
12:09
Expansion of the Electorate (26th Amendment)
12:16
Mistrust of Government and Lack of Perceived Differences Between Candidates
14:02
Lack of Political Efficacy
15:10
Difficulty of Registration Process
15:28
Who Votes?
17:12
Education
17:32
Age
18:24
Gender
19:04
Religion
19:35
Marital Status
20:05
Union or Community Membership
20:17
Geography
20:35
Types of Elections
21:35
Primary Elections
21:41
Closed Primary
22:26
Open Primary
23:46
Blanket Primary
24:20
Top-Two Primary
24:42
Presidential Elections
27:16
Every Four Years
27:21
Not Uncommon for the Political Party of the President to Lose Seats
28:25
Road to the White House
29:44
Exploration
30:06
Announcement
32:53
Presidential Primaries and Caucus
33:38
Nominating Conventions
34:53
Running to the Center
39:49
Campaigning and the General Election
39:54
Choosing a VP Candidate
42:11
Balancing the Ticket
42:32
1960: John F. Kennedy Chose Lyndon Johnson
42:46
1992: Bill Clinton Chose Al Gore
43:24
2008: Obama Chose Joe Biden
43:51
2012: Romney Chose Paul Ryan
44:47
The Electoral College
46:21
Each State Has a Number of Electors Equal to its Senators and House Members
46:30
Total of 538 Electors Who Vote for the President
46:44
Faithless Electors
47:52
George Bush Won 271-266
48:00
Example 1
50:46
Example 2
51:51
Example 3
52:30
Example 4
53:26
Example 5
54:36
Example 6
55:29
Interest Groups & Mass Media

47m 58s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:07
Functions of Interest Groups
1:37
Factions
1:48
Raise Awareness and Stimulate Interest in Public Affairs
3:09
Link Between Members and Government
4:27
Provide Information to the Government
4:55
Provide Channels for Political Participation
5:23
Economic Interest Groups
5:59
Labor Groups Protect the Interests of Organized Labor
6:18
Business Groups Promote Business Interest
6:43
Professional Groups Promote Interest of Their Particular Profession
7:15
Other Interest Groups
8:05
Interest Group Strategies
10:38
Influencing Elections
11:09
Lobbying
12:36
Litigation
13:11
Going Public
13:43
Political Action Committees
14:35
Federal Law Regulates PACS
14:45
Individuals Limited to Contributing $5k to PACS
15:04
PACS May Contribute $5k to One Candidate per election Cycle
15:34
PACS May Make Unlimited Expenditures
16:13
Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission
16:51
Supreme Court Overturned Sections of the Campaign Reform Act of 2002
17:05
Citizens United Wanted to Air Hillary: The Movie
17:45
Lower Court Held That It Violated McCain-Feingold's Restriction TV Broadcasts
18:41
Supreme Court Agreed It's Unconstitutional to Ban Free Speech
19:12
Super PAC
20:06
Citizens United and Speechnow.org v. FEC
20:15
Independent-Expenditure Only Committees
20:43
Not Allowed to Coordinate Directly with Candidates or Political Parties
21:35
Restore Our Future vs. Winning Our Future
23:32
Mass Media
24:34
Communication That Transmit Information to the General Public
24:45
Only Linkage Mechanism That Specializes in Communication
24:53
Media Roles
26:14
Media as Gatekeepers
28:44
Media Dictates What Gets News Coverage
28:49
Horse Race Journalism
30:07
Requirement for Presidential Candidates to Appear on Saturday Night Live
31:45
Media and the President
35:01
Washington DC has the Largest Press Corps
35:08
Access to the President
35:50
Some Ways Officials Can Leak Information
36:37
Media Bias
38:22
Conservative Media Outlets
38:50
Liberal Media Outlets
39:12
CNN
40:37
CSPAN
41:07
Example 1
42:17
Example 2
44:10
Example 3
45:00
Example 4
45:49
Section 3: Institutions of National Government
Legislative Branch

54m 41s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:14
Bicameral Legislature
1:33
House of Representatives
3:01
Senate
6:44
Organization of Congress
13:07
Two Houses Meet for Two Years
13:14
President May Call Special Sessions in Case of National Emergency
14:47
Apportionment
15:21
Reapportionment
15:28
Gerrymandering
16:16
Incumbency Effect
17:59
Tendency of Those Already Holding Office to Win Reelection
18:09
Name Recognition
21:38
Casework for Constituents
21:57
Franking Privilege
23:16
Other Incumbency Advantages
24:02
More Visible to Constituents
24:40
Fund-Raising Abilities
24:48
Experience in Campaigning
26:04
Voting Record
26:25
2012 House Election: Ed Royce vs. Jay Chen
27:10
Ed Royce Defeated Challenger Jay Chen
28:31
Republican Registration Advantage and Incumbency
33:38
House of Representatives Leadership
37:21
Speaker of the House is the Presiding Officer
37:26
Majority and Minority Leaders
38:28
Whips Helps Floor Leader by Directing Party Members in Voting
40:15
Senate Leadership
42:01
Vice President is the Presiding Officer of the Senate
42:09
President Pro Tempore
43:56
Senate Majority Leader and Minority Leader Act as a Spokesperson
44:43
Whips
45:24
No House Equivalent of Speaker As Individual Senators
45:37
Example 1
46:13
Example 2
47:09
Example 3
48:11
Example 4
51:01
Example 5
53:42
The Legislative Process

56m 36s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:10
The Committee System
2:11
Committee Chairpersons
3:24
Standing Committee
5:00
Select Committee
6:52
Conference Committee
7:51
Exclusive Committees
8:51
House Committee on Appropriations
9:44
Rules Committee
10:23
Committee of Ways and Means
11:24
Delegate vs. Trustee
12:06
Congress as Delegate
12:55
Congress as Trustee
14:46
Example
17:19
Membership Privileges
18:18
Allowance for Office and Staff
18:45
Travel Allowance
19:27
Immunity from Arrest
19:37
Immunity from Libel or Slander Suits
21:17
Legislative Powers
22:54
Expressed Powers
23:07
Implied Powers
24:07
Non-Legislative Powers
28:16
House Selects President
28:18
Senate Chooses Vice President
28:51
Congress Can Propose Amendments
29:57
Impeachment Powers
30:17
Senate Approves Presidential Appointments
32:36
How a Bill Becomes a Law: House
33:27
Bill is Introduced, Numbered, and Assigned to a Committee
33:39
Bill is Returned to Committee
34:07
If Approved, the Rules Committee Sets Terms of Debate for the Bill
34:16
Bill is Debated by the House
34:23
Vote's Taken and Sent to Senate if Passed
34:30
How a Bill Becomes a Law: Senate
35:12
Bill is Introduced, Numbered, and Assigned to a Committee
35:16
Bill May be Assigned to a Subcommittee Before Returned to Committee
35:26
No Rules Committee Exists in Senate
35:38
If Approved
36:42
Both House Vote and Then the President Can Sign the Bill
37:31
Legislative Tactics
39:33
Filibuster Cloture
40:24
Pork Barrel Legislation
43:36
Logrolling and Riders
44:25
Example 1
46:19
Example 2
46:49
Example 3
48:50
Example 4
50:17
Example 5
51:39
The American Presidency

59m 7s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:11
Constitutional Origins of the Presidency
0:56
Montesquieu and Locke
1:00
Debate Over Single vs. Plural Executive
2:03
Requirements
2:47
Informal Requirements of the Presidency
5:55
Political or Military Experience
6:07
Married
13:28
White Male
14:12
Protestant
15:27
Term and Succession
17:19
Four-Year Term
17:21
The Death or Incapacitation of the President
20:34
25th Amendment
23:02
Impeachment and Removal
24:18
Reasons for Impeachment
24:25
House Impeaches, Senate Convicts
25:28
Executive Powers
26:14
Enforces Laws, Treaties, and Court Decisions
26:20
Issues Executive Orders to Carry Out Policies
26:28
Appoints and Removes Officials
27:36
Assumes Emergency Powers
30:31
Presides Over the Cabinet and Executive Branch
30:52
Legislative Powers
31:02
Annual State of the Union Message
31:06
Annual Budget Reports
31:41
Signs or Vetoes Bills
31:46
Proposes legislation and Uses the Power of the Bully Pulpit
32:16
Special Session of Congress
32:48
Diplomatic and Military Powers
34:06
Appoints Ambassadors
34:10
Negotiates Treaties
34:51
Accords Diplomatic Recognition to Foreign Gov
35:14
Receives Foreign Dignitaries
35:30
Commander-in-Chief
35:34
Final Decision-Making Authority
36:00
Judicial and Party Powers
36:38
Appoints Members of the Federal Judiciary
36:42
Grants Reprieves, Pardons, and Amnesty
37:28
Recognized Leader of the Party
40:08
Chooses Vice Presidential Nominee
40:52
Helps Members Get Elected
41:04
Appoints Party Members to Government Positions
42:46
Limitations on Presidential Powers
43:12
Overriding Presidential Vetoes
43:31
Power of the Purse
43:37
Power of Impeachment
44:31
Approval Powers Over Appointments
44:36
War Powers Act
44:44
President Lack the Ability to Utilize the Line-Item Veto
46:41
Example 1
47:59
Example 2
49:18
Example 3
49:45
Example 4
51:39
Example 5
55:27
The Presidency & the Bureaucracy

43m 51s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:07
The Bureaucracy
0:52
Cabinet Departments
2:06
Independent Executive Agency
3:56
Independent Regulatory Agency
4:17
Government Corporations
5:20
Characteristics of the American Bureaucracy
6:11
Political Authority
6:16
Main Source of Bureaucratic Power
7:31
Influences on Federal Bureaucracy
9:18
Executive Influences
9:49
Congressional Influences
10:31
Iron Triangles
11:44
The Executive Office of the President (EOP)
16:12
White House Office
18:19
National Security Council
19:15
Office of Management and Budget
20:04
Key Cabinet Departments
21:22
State
21:46
Treasury
23:48
Defense
26:44
Other Executive Departments
29:12
Interior
29:16
Justice
29:24
15 Other Departments
29:33
Problems with Bureaucracy
34:01
Red Tape
34:10
Easier to Block Action Than to Take Action
34:51
Bureaucrats are Difficult to Fire
35:20
Example 1
36:32
Example 2
37:18
Example 3
38:52
Example 4
40:13
Example 5
42:31
The National Judiciary

45m 30s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:07
The Federal Court System
1:08
Original Jurisdiction
2:25
Appellate Jurisdiction
2:59
Concurrent Jurisdiction
3:28
Structure of the Judicial System
3:51
District Courts
4:20
Courts of Appeal
5:10
Supreme Court
6:15
Judicial Selection
6:59
No Formal Qualifications
7:02
Life Term
8:32
Removed Through Impeachment and Conviction
8:47
President Consults Senators Prior to Making District Court Appointments
9:07
Supreme Court
11:31
Party Affiliation
14:48
Race, Gender, Religion, Region
16:33
Judicial Experience
17:24
Graduated from 'Big-Name' School
18:30
Current Supreme Court Justices
19:23
Chief Justice John Roberts
19:41
Antonin Scalia
21:43
Anthony Kennedy
21:50
Clarence Thomas
22:27
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
22:32
Stephen Breyer
22:44
Samuel J. Alito
22:48
Sonia Sotomayor
22:49
Elena Kagan
24:32
The Supreme Court at Work
25:25
Only a Few Hundred Cases are Heard
25:29
Rule of 4
28:02
Writ of Certiorari
28:22
Majority, Concurring, and Dissenting Opinions
30:21
Majority Opinion
30:26
Concurring Opinion
31:06
Dissenting Opinion
31:40
Courts as Policymakers
32:59
The Warren Court
33:21
The Burger Court
34:38
The Rehnquist and Roberts Courts
35:40
Example 1
36:54
Example 2
37:38
Example 3
38:26
Example 4
40:15
Example 5
44:23
Section 4: Public Policy
Public Policy

52m 3s

Intro
0:00
Lesson Overview
0:10
Domestic Policy
2:12
Crime Prevention
2:20
Education
3:49
Obamacare
7:00
Affordable Care Act (ACA)
8:56
Constitutionality of ACA's Individual Mandate
12:24
Social Welfare
14:37
Public Attitude Toward Government Involvement Fighting Against Economic Downturns and Poverty
14:46
Social Security Act of 1935
16:12
Reagan Reduced Benefits and Effectively Used Rhetoric Decrying 'Big Government'
16:43
Bill Clinton Ended Welfare As We Know it and Replace AFDC to TANF
17:36
Economic Policy
19:29
Government Raises Revenue Through a Variety of Taxes
20:35
Individual Income Tax
21:33
Federal Reserve Board Controls Monetary Policy Through the Federal Open Market Committee
23:31
Fed Chairman Exerts a lot of Power in His Ability to Implement Monetary Policy as Opposed to Fiscal Policy
24:29
Mandatory and Discretionary Spending
28:30
Mandatory Spending
28:46
Discretionary Spending
33:54
Social Security Reform
34:33
Raise Social Security Taxes
35:27
Reduce Benefits to Current Retirees
37:23
Raise the Retirement Age
39:24
The Federal Budget
41:29
Fiscal Year
41:38
Office of Management and Budget
41:47
Congress Debates with the Congressional Budget Office Providing Economic Data
42:40
Congress Sends Appropriations Bills for Approval
43:19
If No Budget, Government Shuts Down
43:51
Example 1
44:56
Example 2
46:04
Example 3
46:38
Example 4
48:48
Example 5
50:16
Section 5: AP Test
AP Practice Exam: Free Response, 2012

50m 53s

Intro
0:00
Free Response 1
0:11
Free Response 2
12:01
Free Response 3
25:10
Free Response 4
40:04
AP Practice Exam: Free Response, 2013

42m 41s

Intro
0:00
Free Response 1
0:11
Free Response 2
12:45
Free Response 3
22:09
Free Response 4
31:46
AP Practice Exam: Multiple Choice

59m 31s

Intro
0:00
Multiple Choice 1
0:19
Multiple Choice 2
2:50
Multiple Choice 3
5:44
Multiple Choice 4
6:59
Multiple Choice 5
8:41
Multiple Choice 6
10:35
Multiple Choice 7
14:18
Multiple Choice 8
15:54
Multiple Choice 9
22:46
Multiple Choice 10
22:45
Multiple Choice 11
28:08
Multiple Choice 12
29:48
Multiple Choice 13
33:31
Multiple Choice 14
34:58
Multiple Choice 15
36:51
Multiple Choice 16
38:52
Multiple Choice 17
42:13
Multiple Choice 18
43:51
Multiple Choice 19
47:52
Multiple Choice 20
49:51
Multiple Choice 21
52:14
Multiple Choice 22
53:49
Multiple Choice 23
56:28
Multiple Choice 24
57:02
Multiple Choice 25
57:53
1999 Released AP Practice Exam: Full-Length Multiple Choice, Part I

1h 2m 4s

Intro
0:00
Multiple Choice 1
0:19
Multiple Choice 2
2:16
Multiple Choice 3
5:22
Multiple Choice 4
7:16
Multiple Choice 5
12:15
Multiple Choice 6
14:58
Multiple Choice 7
16:53
Multiple Choice 8
18:35
Multiple Choice 9
20:02
Multiple Choice 10
22:51
Multiple Choice 11
24:14
Multiple Choice 12
25:06
Multiple Choice 13
29:07
Multiple Choice 14
30:48
Multiple Choice 15
32:32
Multiple Choice 16
34:07
Multiple Choice 17
36:38
Multiple Choice 18
37:40
Multiple Choice 19
39:08
Multiple Choice 20
40:55
Multiple Choice 21
42:58
Multiple Choice 22
43:43
Multiple Choice 23
45:47
Multiple Choice 24
46:38
Multiple Choice 25
49:26
Multiple Choice 26
51:33
Multiple Choice 27
53:49
Multiple Choice 28
55:00
Multiple Choice 29
57:06
Multiple Choice 30
59:54
1999 Released AP Practice Exam: Full-Length Multiple Choice, Part II

53m 11s

Intro
0:00
Multiple Choice 31
0:14
Multiple Choice 32
2:00
Multiple Choice 33
3:10
Multiple Choice 34
4:39
Multiple Choice 35
7:26
Multiple Choice 36
9:05
Multiple Choice 37
10:42
Multiple Choice 38
12:16
Multiple Choice 39
14:03
Multiple Choice 40
15:18
Multiple Choice 41
17:06
Multiple Choice 42
18:36
Multiple Choice 43
20:45
Multiple Choice 44
22:01
Multiple Choice 45
23:46
Multiple Choice 46
24:40
Multiple Choice 47
25:49
Multiple Choice 48
27:18
Multiple Choice 49
28:57
Multiple Choice 50
30:57
Multiple Choice 51
33:13
Multiple Choice 52
35:16
Multiple Choice 53
37:13
Multiple Choice 54
38:48
Multiple Choice 55
40:54
Multiple Choice 56
42:13
Multiple Choice 57
44:03
Multiple Choice 58
46:25
Multiple Choice 59
47:58
Multiple Choice 60
49:52
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Last reply by: Professor Jibin Park
Sat Sep 16, 2017 11:35 PM

Post by Kate Liu on September 16, 2017

Why is it that if the 20th is on a Sunday, the President must have the public ceremony the next day?

Amendments XX-XXVII

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  • Intro 0:00
  • Lesson Overview 0:11
  • Amendment XX 1:22
    • Amendment Twenty
    • Shortened the 'Lame Duck' Status of Both the President and Congress
    • In Earlier Times, a Long Period of Time Was Necessary for the Long Trek to Washington, DC
  • Amendment XXII 7:15
    • Amendment Twenty-Two
    • George Washington Set a Precedent for Two Terms
    • Few Presidents Sought a Third Term
    • Lyndon Johnson
    • President Bill Clinton
  • Amendment XXIII 16:55
    • Amendment Twenty-Three
    • Residents of Washington, D.C. Has Right to Vote in Presidential Elections
    • Electors Give Votes to Democratic Candidate
    • Nonpartisan Issue
    • 1984: Ronald Reagan Won in a Landslide Election
    • Michael Jordan Amendment
  • Amendment XXIV 23:40
    • Amendment Twenty-Four
    • One of the Surviving Ways to Disenfranchise Black Voters
    • President Kennedy Wanted an Amendment as the Best Way to Avoid a Filibuster
  • Amendment XXV 25:52
    • Amendment Twenty-Five
    • Amendment Made it Unambiguous That the VP Became President
  • Amendment XXV 29:32
    • Tyler Precedent
    • Woodrow and Edith Wilson
    • Presidents Who Take Over Because of a Previous President's Death
    • Truman
    • Gerald Ford
    • Use of Section 4
  • Amendment XXVI 34:28
    • Amendment Twenty-Six
    • Vietnam War
    • Old Enough to Fight and Die, Old Enough to Vote
    • Some States Already Permitted Ages 18-21 to Vote
    • Struck Down as Unconstitutional
  • Amendment XXVII 36:38
    • Amendment Twenty-Seven
    • Gregory Watson
    • Thesis Seen as Too Unrealistic
    • Automatic Cost-of-Living Adjustment
  • Example 1 41:13
  • Example 2 42:27
  • Example 3 44:59
  • Example 4 46:20
  • Example 5 48:40

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