Civics Shorts

The Supreme Court of the United States (or SCOTUS) releases a fresh batch of decisions every May and June (and sometimes into July). But how does a case…

The electoral college has been called “complicated and confusing.” But our Civics 101 Shorts series eat “complicated and confusing” for breakfast! This…

The United States government spreads power across three branches of government: the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Why three branches?…

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…

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…

A presidential election occurs every four years in this country. But how do you actually run for president? Who gets to do it? How do you launch a…