Block Grants

Florida Gerrymandering

Bureaucracy Hinders Ground Zero Progress

Watch CBS News Videos Online

Watch this video before reading chapter 13 on Bureaucracy.  After you read the chapter come back and watch the video again because it will help solidify your knowledge on how bureaucratic systems hinder progress.  What kind of bureaucracies hinder your life?

Public Opinion of the Health Care Summit

 Public opinion has wavered throughout the health care process.  This video demonstrates how pollsters measure America's opinion by sampling people in a focus group setting.  

Electoral College

Either click here or click on the graphic to start the Hippo Campus lesson on the electoral college.

Health care summit ends without apparent movement forward

Democrats had the floor for 233 minutes (Obama utilized 119 minutes)

Republicans had the floor for 112 minutes

Should journalism be next in line for a government bailout?

NOW on PBS brings up an interesting question.  Should journalism be next in line for a government bailout?  Ask yourself this question as you watch the video.

Political Action Committees

Either click here or click on the FDR picture to start the Hippo Campus lesson on PAC's.

Detailed Article on Congressional Black Caucus

 This is an article on how a successful caucus works, complete with a great graphic.