Today we launch our five-part series on the midterm elections! Keith Hughes, creator of Hip History, tells us the five things he thinks every American should know about midterms and why they matter.
Each episode in this series concludes with a snapshot of an historic US Midterm election, delivered by Brady Carlson. Today, it's 1826: Good Feelings and Hard Feelings.

Midterm Edition: 5 Things to Know about the Midterms

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Hannah tells Nick what it's like to have real access to the Supreme Court. And then the pair pays a very emotional visit to the Lincoln Memorial.

"I see a temple that we built."

The Civics 101 team's D.C. field trip takes them all kinds of places, including inside the highest court in the land during oral arguments. Listen in as they share those experiences.

Why are we printing so much paper money? (D.C. field trip dispatch)

The team is in Washington D.C. making episodes...and we're learning some wild stuff.

The Constitution is not vegan! (D.C. field trip dispatch)

There's a landmark SCOTUS decision from two centuries ago that could end up influencing Donald Trump's current Supreme Court case. But why?

Why is Marbury v. Madison in Trump’s Supreme Court brief?

The Republican and Democratic National Committees used to be "the chair and his/her briefcase." But what do they do now?

Midterm Edition: 5 Things to Know about the Midterms

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