August 12, 2022

Chapter 11 - Congress

1 hour 51 minutes

How exactly does Capitol Hill operate? What are the different structures and powers of the House of Representatives and the Senate? How are members of Congress elected? How do they reach their decisions about legislation, budgets, and military action? This chapter addresses these aspects and more as it explores “the first branch” of government.

Chapter 11 - Congress. An audiobook production of American Government 3e, an OpenStax textbook. This textbook provides an introduction to US government and civics, and is used widely in college-level Political Science courses. OpenStax textbooks and this podcast are offered under a Creative Commons license (CC-BY-SA). Text available for free at https://openstax.org. Narrated by Brian Barrick and Sarah Arya ([email protected]).

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⏳ TIME STAMPS:

0:00:00 - Welcome

0:00:37 - Introduction

0:02:26 - The Institutional Design of Congress (11.1)

0:32:21 - Congressional Elections (11.2)

0:55:52 - Congressional Representation (11.3)

1:20:15 - House and Senate Organizations (11.4)

1:33:59 - The Legislative Process (11.5)

1:50:19 - Credits

📝 LICENSE INFORMATION:

This is an audio adaptation of American Government 3e by OpenStax. Access for free at openstax.org. Some editorial changes were made to ensure a better listening experience. The audio from this project is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY-SA-4.0). The video portion only of this project includes some licensed components and is not covered under the Creative Commons license. The intro and outro music is “Take Me Higher” by Jahzzar (CC-BY-SA). [https://bit.ly/jahzzarsong]

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🤝SPECIAL THANKS:

The funding for this project was provided by CC-ECHO (California Consortium for Equitable Change in Hispanic Serving Institutions Open Educational Resources). You can learn more about CC-ECHO at https://www.hancockcollege.edu/ccecho.

The contents of this audiobook were developed under an Open Textbooks Pilot grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), U.S. Department of Education.  However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

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