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Civics 101
The Functions of Government
Democracy Explained
Essential Elements of Democracy
Understanding Citizenship
Duties and Responsibilities of U.S. Citizenship
Civil Liberties
Civil Rights
Voting Rights
The Voting Process
Voter Participation
Political Party Functions and Structure
Third Parties
Candidate Elections
Issue Elections: Referendums and Initiatives
Plurality and Majority Electoral Systems
General Elections: Terminology and Timing
Public Opinion
Polling
An Intro to the News Media
The Government and the News Media
News Media Bias (coming soon)
Political Socialization
Interest Groups
Lobbying and Lobbyists
PACs and Super PACs
Dark Money
Political Party Primary Elections vs. Caucuses
Contested and Brokered Conventions
Political Party Primaries
The Nomination Process for Presidential Candidates
U.S. Constitution and Presidential Elections
Presidential Candidate Positioning and Repositioning: Why Presidential Candidates Take and Shift Positions
Economic Inequality
Economic Inequality: A Short Overview
Contrasting Perspectives of Economic Inequality
The Impact of Economic Growth on Inequality
Coronavirus & Capitalism
Part 1: The Problem of Scarcity
Part 2: Systems of Exchange
Part 3: Capitalism and Socialism
Part 4: Demand, Supply, and Prices
Part 5: Changes in Demand and Supply
Part 6: Competition in a Market
Part 7: Business and Labor
Part 8: Money and the Government
Part 9: Inequality
Part 10: The Government and Capitalism
Government
U.S. Constitution
U.S. Bill of Rights
U.S. Federalism
Three Branches of U.S. Government
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Checks and Balances
U.S. Census
Congressional Apportionment
Congressional Redistricting
Gerrymandering
Gerrymandering Techniques
The Electoral College
Origin of the Electoral College
The Electoral College and the 12th Amendment
Electoral College Criticisms
The Election of 1912 (classroom style)
U.S. Federalism (classroom style)
2016 Democratic Party Delegates
2016 Republican Party Delegates
Unions
Fair Share vs. Right to Work Laws