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| 0:00.0 | Who is the current speaker of the house? |
| 0:03.0 | Don't even know. |
| 0:04.0 | Will they rule in the president's favor? |
| 0:06.0 | Will they send it to the Supreme Court? |
| 0:07.0 | You can't refer to a senator directly by their name. |
| 0:10.0 | Congressional redistricting. |
| 0:11.0 | Separation of power. |
| 0:12.0 | Executive order. |
| 0:13.0 | National Security Council. |
| 0:15.0 | Civic 101. |
| 0:18.0 | I'm Virginia Prescott, and this is Civic 101. |
| 0:21.0 | The podcast refresher course on some of the basics that you may have forgotten or slept through in school. |
| 0:26.0 | There are 50 stars on the American flag, each representing a state with its own history and identity, |
| 0:32.0 | and each one a piece of a puzzle that makes up our country. |
| 0:36.0 | But what about those outline pieces that don't have a star on the flag? |
| 0:39.0 | That is our question for today. |
| 0:41.0 | Hi, my name is Robbie Gardner of Chesapeake, Virginia. |
| 0:44.0 | I was wondering what exactly is a US territory, |
| 0:47.0 | and what is the status of their citizens with regard to the Constitution and US law? |
| 0:51.0 | Thanks. |
| 0:53.0 | And the head of the class today is Doug Mack, |
| 0:56.0 | he's author of the not quite states of America. |
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