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For a serious crime, accusations of treason get thrown around a lot - which is why the framers were very specific about what does and doesn't make you an…
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When you cast your ballot in a national election, you’re participating in a specific kind of voting system. But what about the other methods of choosing…
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From full trade embargoes to targeted sanctions and frozen assets, sanctions are an increasingly commonplace tool used in U.S. foreign policy. Today, a…
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Forty-four people have become President of The United States - all men, and with one exception, all white. Despite that historic profile, and a clause in…
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The right to a Federal grand jury comes from the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution, but what exactly are they, how are jurors chosen and how do they…
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What happens at a U.S. Embassy? What does it take to become a diplomat? And how do you celebrate the 4th of July in Africa? In this episode, we get a…
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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.…
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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…
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Article II of the U.S. Constitution gives the President the power to grant pardons. Does this power have limits? Or did the founders give the the…
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What is a U.S. territory? What is the status of its citizens with regard to the Constitution and U.S. law? Doug Mack, author of The Not-Quite States of…