American Government 101

Rachel Van Houten, with the Larimer County League of Women Voters, presents the basics of America's form of government. This program was presented at the Old Town Branch of the Poudre River Public Library District as part of their adult program series, Civics @ Your Library.

[lizgichora]

Thank you very much for teaching us about the American Government.

[robert-vxjq]

this was a long time ago a lots changed since then, i wish we had constitutional lawyers who protected our rights cause the oath keepers dont seem to be on our side, the rules have gradually changed to ease the corruption, every bill seems to be titled the opposite of what it actually is {in the 1000 of pages in small print

[MrYeet-ipqj]

Just woke up lising. Pausws at 4:00 time is 9:57 am. Date is May 1/2021
I was dreaming of them, and before I was lisening to them, other people where talking. I was at a where house dealing with boxes. I work at a home depot. Before this lady started talking in the dream, men where talking about world wars, and saying stuff. There was a man who was sending letters to a gov agency, and he was checking the original doc of pappers. I saw a technique where you scribe letters over the construction of the US or state constitution, and the real is underneath, partially able to be read, and the guy who was sending letters in to the gov was able to track down the originals. This guy in the early 1900s was able to find some original quotes just buy sending letters to the gov, and he sent letters to over state, just to get one, and I was happy to see that.
Replacing stuff
In the end of my dream, I remember throuwing away some cardboard into the wind, because I was like well, it decomposes. Although, God said to dress and keep the land.
You can send letters to gov to ask and see if you can check the docs they give us with originals, and check their original filed docs of speeches and quotes with what we have. Every President has a presidental library.
After ww2, in the warhouse in my dream, I was looking at a whole bunch of damaged pieces of wood, representing damaged vessels, ships, and entities that were damaged in war. The men and women damaged in war.

[miravart]

Executive Orders are not laws. Laws apply to everyone, orders apply to those over whom the executive has authority. Therefore, Exec Orders of the Pres are presidential orders to do/not do something and apply only to the exec branch agencies; e.g. process asylum seekers in Mexico, and make them wait there for decision, instead of inside the US. Immigration issues are a Federal function, hence the Pres can order Fed Agencies on certain procedural and policy interpretation matters. Exec Orders cannot violate existing laws.

[henrka]

The US government today is so tyrannical and has way more power than King George ever had. The size of government is way larger than under King George. The US constitution and the founding fathers failed in their endeavour to create a free country, the US is no longer free, and the massive US government has so much power that makes King George’s power pale in comparison. The catastrophic error of the founding fathers was to think that by separating power into different branches you would limit power, instead it increased the power of government over the people. The number of regulatory agencies is so vast that not even Stalin or Hitler were vested with this unfettered tyrannical power the US government enjoys today.

[earhustler]

Trump/Biden election brought me here. Trying to see what I May have missed in Civics class. 📚

[AEovrT]

I would love to hear this speaker’s views on the 2020 election.

[JoyDavidson]

@21:35 I thought I had a hair on my screen. Aside from that, this is amazing information.

[marystamara]

At the time of the us independence, Virginia used commonwealth, which meant a state that belonged to the people. Therefore Virginia adopt their title as a commonwealth instead of a state.

[tonythademi]

If u here for school work 😭. I feel ur pain

[vertigohan]

I became 🇺🇸 citizen last month and I am trying to understand the Constitution. Thanks for this presentation.

Is there a way to get that PowerPoint? Thanks again.

[jeris]

Will the American people ever get basic human rights? And why don’t they have basic rights already? They’re still boiling their water over there ffs.

[matthewleevanhoose]

If you don't think out governemt is messed up tell me what apartment complex most of your city council stay at 😳

[djmedina]

That distrust wasn't about Trust but rather Knowledge, true knowledge about the candidate; 2016.

[JeremyMcGuire-mqye]

I'm thankful for 3 branches of The Jesus tree called Government

[polarisjustdothework]

"Whips everybody into shape", we may want to take a good look at this terminology and change it

[craigbrooksjr]

So if congress has the right to overturn an executive veto then isn’t that an imbalance of the “checks and balances”?

[DonYutuc]

Thank you for this informative video. Thank you for the 2016 election 🙏

[geekmeee]

We talk a good game… Yes, this is what we believe, but we don’t practice it.
The rest of us are sleeping 😴

[JoyDavidson]

Who's watching this after the election to find out what you can do to change things? ✊🏻