Crash Course: The Constitution, the Articles and Federalism

Did G W Bush lead to a return of the Imperial Presidency?

The rise of the Imperial Presidency

Obama tries to persuade Congress to prevent student loan interest rate increase via comedy song April 2012

...and it seemed to work (June 2012)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/2chambers/post/student-loan-deal-approved-by-house/2012/06/29/gJQAoufqBW_blog.html

Debt, congress and the presidency...for dummies

http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=m-ch-fea&v=KIbkoop4AYE

A great 'for dummies' explanation of the debt problem in the USA and its political implications. Puts the fizz into fiscal...or something.

BROKEN BRANCH? INCREASED PARTISANSHIP? Heckler At Obama Speech to Congress: 'You Lie!' - YouTube

Heckler At Obama Speech to Congress: 'You Lie!' - YouTube:

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How effective is Congress? Broken branch- even worse than it looks?

This really is an excellent revision video on Congress. Full of useful examples and synopticity for this unit. It's easy to understand and up to date (May 2012). You may have heard the term 'broken branch' to describe Congress. It comes from the 2008 book by Ornstein and Mann. Their new book is entitled "It's even worse than it looks." The basic line is that parties in Congress are now so polarised that very little compromise is achievable. They largely blame the Republicans, but say that the Democrats are "no angels". The problem pre-dates the Tea-Party movement but has probably been exacerbated by it.

Congressional oversight