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El Dorado High School AP U.S. Government & Politics teacher Sunshine Cavalluzzi answered students' questi…

President Biden discussed infrastructure and the impact of his administration’s “Investing in America” ag…

In September 1787, the newly drafted Constitution of the United States was sent to the states for ratific…

"Stand By Your Ad" requirements, a provision of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (AKA McCain-Feingold), mandates that "radio and television communications (or any broadcast, cable or satellite transmission) that are authorized or paid for by a campaign require [that]...the candidate must deliver an audio statement identifying themself and stating that the candidate has approved of the communication. For example, 'I am [candidate’s name], a candidate for [federal office sought], and I approved this advertisement.' "In a television ad, the disclaimer must be conveyed by: A full-screen view of the candidate making the statement; or A voiceover by the candidate with an image of the candidate occupying no less than 80 percent of the vertical screen height." (FEC; linked below) Following the Supreme Court's Citizens United v. FEC decision, increased proliferation of advertising paid for by independent advocacy groups motivated members of Congress to propose updated legislation requiring similar provisions for all campaign advertising.

Presidential signing statements are written comments issued by the President when signing a bill into law…

The United States government is organized on the principle of federalism, the sharing of power between na…

High school social science teacher Sunshine Cavalluzzi discusses the upcoming Advanced Placement U.S. Gov…

AP U.S. Government and Politics teachers Sunshine Cavalluzzi and Shoshana Adams hosted a study session ahead of the U.S. Government and Politics Exam on Monday, May 2. *Please note that there were connection issues interrupting parts of the first 15 minutes of the LIVE program.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" is one of the nine required, foundational do…

The line-item veto provides a president or governor with the power to reject specific provisions in a bill. In this lesson, students will watch a short video clip and examine the rationale and existence for the line-item veto, as justified by President Bill Clinton. Students will be guided through a Do Now activity, a video component, an excerpt from the United States Constitution and an excerpt from the Clinton v. City of New York Supreme Court Decision.

Teacher Andrew Conneen and MrReview.org founder Daniel Larsen discussed the upcoming Advanced Placement U…

This is intended as an end-of-course review activity for practice with the Quantitative Analysis Question…

This is intended as an end-of-course review activity for practice with the SCOTUS Comparison Question for…

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer explained the power of judicial review and how Hamilton's Federalist…

Steve Ellis of Taxpayers for Common Sense explains the meaning of an omnibus bill, including the process …

Grove City College president Paul McNulty explained how the meeting of the Constitutional Convention occu…

National Constitution Center’s Jeffrey Rosen discussed the electoral college and explained what faithless…

Robert Griffin, Democracy Fund Voter Study Group Research Director, and Kristen Soltis Anderson, Co-Found…

University of California, Berkeley Law Professor and former deputy assistant attorney general in the Geor…

Citizens Against Government Waste’s Tom Schatz discussed his group’s 2020 Congressional Pig Book, which i…