Who Makes The Laws?
But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids
Vermont Public
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🗓️ 29 March 2019
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Who makes the laws? That's what 5-year-old Paxton from Kelowna, British Columbia wants to know! We learn about laws with Mike Doyle of the Canadian organization Civix, and Syl Sobel, author of How the U.S. Government Works. We also answer a question from Charlotte in North Carolina: how do elections work? And Hattie in England asks why her country has a government and a queen.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's me, Jane. |
| 0:02.0 | Before we get started, I want to tell you about an opportunity to support, but why? |
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| 0:22.0 | And grownups, we have kid tested these patches. |
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| 0:28.6 | To make your donation, visit but why kids.org slash donate. |
| 0:33.1 | Thank you for supporting But Why and Public Media. |
| 0:36.0 | We can only answer questions from kids around the world just like you because of supporters, |
| 0:41.6 | just like you. |
| 0:58.6 | This is But Why, a podcast for curious kids from Vermont Public Radio. |
| 1:09.6 | I'm Jane Lentone. |
| 1:11.0 | On this show, we take questions from curious kids like you and we find answers. |
| 1:16.3 | You've sent us questions about all kinds of things. |
| 1:19.5 | Science, history, art, fairy tales, mechanics, career paths, music and more. |
| 1:25.7 | Today, we're going to tackle some questions you've sent us about governments and how laws |
| 1:29.9 | are made in democratic countries. |
| 1:32.7 | My name is Paxton and I'm four years old. |
| 1:36.3 | I'm from Clowetcanda. |
| 1:38.4 | I have a little brother named Lincoln and my question is who makes the laws? |
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