One our favorite subjects in recent memory: is Santa's method of present delivery... legal?

What makes a holiday a federal holiday?

Voters love the idea of term limits for Congress, so why don't we have them? And would they deliver on their promises?

If the President and Vice President are both unable to hold office, who comes next?

A brief summary of what's on the Supreme Court docket.

It's sometimes referred to as the second-most powerful job in Washington DC. Learn about the powers and history of the position that will likely be in the news for months to come.

The Satanic Temple brings 1st Amendment questions to town.

Author and historian Heather Cox Richardson on her new book, Democracy Awakening.

What is the federal government's role in predicting the weather?

The words "separation of church and state" might not be in our constitution, but the idea certainly is.

We hear from friends, and one very special social media account, about American Girl then and now.

How do shutdowns happen? Why do they happen? How are they prevented, and who do they affect?

Hannah, Rebecca, and Christina duke it out in three rounds of (sort of) civics trivia.

This episode of Civics 101 is the second chapter of a story about American Girl dolls, and what this beloved brand got right – and wrong – about the American experience.

For so many of us, American Girl dolls were more than just toys. They’re how we learned about the past. But is American Girl’s version historically accurate?

Our government has hundreds of millions of secrets.

What are RICO charges? Why do we have them? And how does a RICO case differ from a more run-of-the mill trial?

What are the origin stories of our two parties? How have they evolved? And what is "realignment" anyways?

When curricula, parents, legislators, students, and teachers collide.

What happens when race is, and then suddenly isn't, a factor in college admissions?

The only two people executed for violating the Espionage Act during peacetime.

What are presidential records? And to whom do they belong?

Shutting down the Independent State Legislator theory.

Who decides what gets taught in a classroom? Is it the teachers? The parents? The state? When did it all change? And while we're at it, how ARE we doing when it comes to civic education?

You probably associate the so-called "War on Drugs" with the Reagans. Or maybe, more correctly, with the Nixon administration. But the government's anti-drug policies started decades before that.