Do We Need a President?

January 11, 2024 USGOPO 0

Too Much Emphasis on the President? Below is a video called “America From Scratch” from PBS Studios. Each clip looks at how we might redo […]

Gerrymandering

January 8, 2024 USGOPO 0

The Art of Drawing Districts. Gerrymandering is one of the most hotly debated topics in American politics. North Carolina, Maryland, Ohio, and Wisconsin in recent […]

Speaker of the House

January 2, 2024 USGOPO 0

The Second Hardest Job in Washington D.C. When the founders framed the newly created Congress in Article I of the Constitution, they divided the national […]

Power of the Purse

December 15, 2023 USGOPO 0

Pork Barrel Spending. Pork barrel spending is one of the most controversial topics in recent American political history. Generally, pork barrel spending is the appropriation […]

Filibuster and the Senate

December 12, 2023 USGOPO 0

Endless Debate. The United States Senate serves as the cooling saucer of our democracy, to avoid rash decisions and to slow the political process down. […]