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How America Governs:
Essentials of U.S. Governance
For Interested Citizens and Foreign Diplomats and Embassy Staff

Three Courses

As a foreign diplomat or embassy staff member based in the United States (or as an interested citizen) you need a good understanding of the U.S. government to work effectively. This three-part series of courses introduces you to the structure of the three branches of government, the dynamics of Congress, and federal rulemaking and the federal regulatory process.

Part I: The U.S. Government in a Nutshell

Part II: The Dynamics of the Legislative Process

Part III: The Federal Regulatory Process

 

Recorded 2008   ISBN 10: 1-58733-089-X
Total run time: 283 minutes    089X

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Part I: The U.S. Government in a Nutshell

With Todd Tatelman

  • Historical overview of the U.S. government
  • Learn about the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the federal government--their roles and relationships
  • How federal agencies work and what they do
  • How the federal government differs from state government

Recorded 2008.
108 minutes

Part II: The Dynamics of the Legislative Process

With Chris Davis

  • The three elements that drive Congress: politics, policy, and procedure
  • The structure and organization of Congress
  • Committees--Congress at work
  • How a bill becomes a law

Recorded 2008.
94 minutes

Part III: The Federal Regulatory Process

With Ken Ackerman

  • Rulemaking, types of rules, and the purposes of rulemaking procedures
  • Elements of proposed and final rulemaking notices
  • What happens inside the agency and the public's role in the process
  • Informal processes that influence rulemaking
  • The Office of Management & Budget's role in the regulatory process

Recorded 2008.
81 minutes

Other Resources

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  • Congressional Deskbook

  • Congressional Directory

  • How Our Laws Are Made

Related Audio Courses 

  • Congress, the Legislative Process, and the Fundamentals of Lawmaking, A Nine Course Series

  • House Rules Committee: Gatekeeper to the Floor

  • Senate Scheduling and Floor Procedures

  • See our complete list of Capitol Learning Audio Courses.

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The American Legislative Process: Congress and the States

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The Capitol Hill Playbook: A Machiavellian Guide for Young Political Professionals

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Congressional Procedures and the Policy Process

Congressional Procedures and the Policy Process
 
Unorthodox Lawmaking: New Legislative Processes in the U.S. Congress

Unorthodox Lawmaking: New Legislative Processes in the U.S. Congress
 
A Diplomat Arrives in Washington

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Embassy Residences in Washington, D.C.

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How America Governs: Essentials of U.S. Governance for interested Citizens and Foreign Diplomats and Embassy Staff, 3 Capitol Learning Audio Courses






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