Civics 101 – Episode 17: Veto

Grade
9-12
Lesson Duration

Each podcast episode of Civics 101 gives listeners a basic, non-partisan, topical reintroduction to how the U.S. government works. The history of the topic, as well as connections to current news events, is explored.

Episode 17: “The presidential veto is one of the cornerstones of the system of constitutional checks and balances the framers used to prevent the misuse or abuse of power within any branch of government. How has the veto been used historically and more recently? In this episode we cover the basics of the veto.”

Listen to podcast (15:03): https://www.civics101podcast.org/civics-101-episodes/ep17

Source

https://www.civics101podcast.org/episodes/

New Hampshire Public Radio