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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The glue that slows us down and holds us together.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KWMR, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 06, 2019
  • Length: 15:34
  • Purchases: 3
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The history, the process, and some fancy robes.

Bought by KWMR, KVSC, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Oct 16, 2019
  • Length: 19:25
  • Purchases: 4
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Almost anyone can do it... but what does it actually take?

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 04, 2019
  • Length: 31:46
  • Purchases: 1
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Choosing who we're gonna choose.

Bought by WNYO and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 04, 2019
  • Length: 27:34
  • Purchases: 2
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Spring break for political elites with a sprinkling of nomination on top.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 04, 2019
  • Length: 33:01
  • Purchases: 1
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The intentional barrier between the people and who they want to be President.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KWMR, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 04, 2019
  • Length: 19:11
  • Purchases: 3
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It's about people, money and power.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KVNF, WNYO, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 04, 2019
  • Length: 19:28
  • Purchases: 4
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Why is it a breeze for some and the doldrums for others?

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 04, 2019
  • Length: 19:53
  • Purchases: 2
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A brief history of American money, from silver certificates to a greenback dollar to a freshly-struck penny.

  • Added: Nov 06, 2023
  • Length: 18:35
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We explore the myths and unveil the realities of the story of the Nineteenth Amendment in part one of two episodes.

  • Added: Nov 06, 2023
  • Length: 24:22
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How did the divides in the suffrage movement define the fight for women’s enfranchisement? And how did that amendment finally get passed?

  • Added: Nov 06, 2023
  • Length: 20:02
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What is your governor empowered to do when you're in a state of emergency?

  • Added: Sep 28, 2020
  • Length: 16:08
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The most important tips and tricks for students facing the Government and Politics AP test!

  • Added: Nov 06, 2023
  • Length: 22:37
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It’s the government on your doorstep — the only Executive Branch agency that visits every home in the country on a regular basis. So how does the U...

  • Added: Sep 28, 2020
  • Length: 23:52
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We explore the long scope of public dissent from the Boston Tea Party to the current #blacklivesmatter protests.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Nov 06, 2023
  • Length: 25:14
  • Purchases: 1
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What does it mean when the police use military gear and tactics to enforce that law?

  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 19:35
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How enslaved Americans and Black Americans pushed against the document from the very beginning of our nation’s founding.

  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 14:42
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The anti-Native American sentiments within the Declaration of Independence, and where those same sentiments can be found today.

Bought by WRFA-LP and Boise State Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 06, 2023
  • Length: 17:43
  • Purchases: 2
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The story of the Supreme Court case that established an immigration principle that we lean on to this day.

  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 23:43
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How the document at the heart of the women's suffrage movement turned the framer's message on its head.

  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 17:12