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When discussing the political power of special interest groups, you can't help but talk about lobbying. But what does a lobbyist actually do? We know they…

“Obstruction of Justice” has been a term swirling around in the headlines lately, but what does the charge actually mean? And how do you prove it? We’re…

Natural disasters, civil unrest, widespread epidemics - these are just some of the unpredictable events that can trigger a President or Governor to…

You've heard of the CIA and NSA... how about the NGA? That's the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency by the way (formerly known as the National…

On today's lesson: How do people receive security clearance to see secret, or top secret government material? Who grants it, and how is that clearance…

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from Belgrade on a change in the protest movement against the government of Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic. The daily street demonstrations haven't stopped since last November. They've given birth to new initiatives to change the political, civic and economic landscape in Serbia.

The Speaker of the House is second in the presidential line of succession, after the Vice President and ahead of the President pro tempore of the Senate.…

The CDC, or the Centers for Disease Control, have been in the news a lot lately. But what is the CDC? And what does it do? Today’s Civics Short, designed…

Every ten years the United States government tries to count every person in the country with a census. What is the census? Why does the government need to…

Even if you slept through most of your Government classes in High School, there's a good chance you have a vague recollection of how a bill becomes a law…