PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Founding Principles: Policy Implementation
Explore how government policy is implemented and how government agencies are involved in many aspects of our daily life. Through a study of foundational documents like the Constitution and the Supreme Court case Massachusetts v. EPA,...
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Administrative Agencies Pt. 14: New Administrations
Discusses the change in political appointees that occurs when a new government administration takes office. While regular employees in the civil service remain, many senior employees are replaced.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Administrative Agencies Pt. 11: The Civil Service
Explains how Congress oversees the civil service after having done away with patronage appointments, and replaced them with merit as the way to obtain a position. Describes some of the benefits the civil service offers its employees.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Administrative Agencies Pt. 12: The Hatch Act
The Hatch Act of 1939 was seen by civil servants as preventing them from fully participating in American political life. The Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 1993 addressed those concerns.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Administrative Agencies Pt. 15: Checks on Administrative Power
Described here are some of the many ways in which the powers of administrative agencies are held in check.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1800 1848: Jacksonian:spoils, Bank War, Trail of Tears
In the final video in this series, Kim discusses Andrew Jackson's presidency and how he attempted to increase the power of the executive branch. A growing movement of opposition to Jackson coalesced into the Whig Party, which employed...