Political Institution

Power and Types of Authority

• Max Weber and the Different Types of Authority
• Max Weber: State and Violence
• Is Concentration of Power Inevitable?

Types of Governments

• Types of Government Explained
• How Aristocracies Rule
• How Should Democracy Really Work

The United States Government

• Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances: Crash Course Government and Politics #3

• How Tax Brackets Work (Vox)
• Social Policy: Crash Course Government and Politics #49
• The weird rule that broke American politics

Global Political Leadership

• How America became a superpower (Vox)

• A look at female leadership around the world
• Foreign Policy: Crash Course Government and Politics #50

U.S. Debt and Deficits

• Why Is the Government in so Much Debt and Should I Be Worried?

• Deficits and Debts: What is the Difference?

• What is U.S. Debt?
• Comparing Debt to GDP
• U.S. National Debt Explained

• Will Taxing the Rick Fix the Deficit?
• Lighthearted Look at the federal debt and deficit
• Amazing Animated Film on the Federal Deficit!

Voting

• How restrictive voting requirements target minorities

• Voting and Education: The One Data Point That’s the Root of Political Change
• What is Gerrymandering and What Does it Mean for Me as a Voter?
• What Is the Electoral College and Is It Still Relevant in Our Democracy?

Political Party System

• Moral Roots of Liberals and Conservatives

• Political Parties
• What's Next for Political Parties in America?
• Rich in Congress

Lobbyists

• What is Lobbying and Can It Be Good?

Political Action Committees (PACs)

• America's broken campaign finance system is a 2020 issue

• What's the Big Deal About Campaign Financing?

• PACs and Super PACs
• Washington's Open Secret: Profitable PACs

Special Interest Groups

• 'America Has Always Been a Tribal Society' (The Atlantic)

• Interest Groups
• Interest Group Formation
  

Domestic Trends

• Citizens United v. FEC Supreme Court Decision
  

• The Racial Politics of Time

Global Trends

• National Jealousy Day in Finland (Taxes)

Documentaries

• Agenda Setting in Politics: Rick Wilson’s Story
• What Happens When We Rethink History That's Been Set in Stone?