This video explains the role of local government in our everyday lives and how decisions are made at the local level. It discusses the different types of city government, such as the mayor-council and council-manager systems, and how...

Explore the mayor-council form of city government, where power is divided between an elected mayor and a city council. Learn about the role of a strong mayor, how the city council passes laws (ordinances), and the checks and balances...

There are numerous sources of US law and regulation. This video explains what are federal, state, and local regulations?

There are numerous sources of US law and regulation. This video explains what are federal, state, and local regulations?

This Video Explains: What are Sources of Federal, State, and Local Law

In this video, I will explain the history and purpose of the Cabinet. So let's start with the Constitution. Article II, Section 2 says the President gets some help- he or she doesn't have to do job alone. The Cabinet's official role is...

Federal CIO Vivek Kundra's keynote at the Cloud Computing Forum & Workshop May 20, 2010. Kundra describes the gap between consumers access to IT and the government. He calls for cloud computing to narrow this gap while maintaining...

Howcast - Anyone can access public records information available through the federal Freedom of Information Act , or FOIA, and through state and local government records.

This visualization shows the position of the sun's magnetic fields from January 1997 to December 2013. The field lines swarm with activity: The magenta lines show where the sun's overall field is negative and the green lines...

How do you know that the politicians you vote for will represent your interests in office – and not those of powerful corporations? Well, there’s a law for that, and an independent regulatory agency: the Federal Election Commission.

Let the light of truth shine on common laws, civil laws, contract laws, and maybe even your in-laws. This video is part 1 in the series 'Business Law: The Basics'.

Behind every weather forecast—from your local, five-day prediction to a late-breaking hurricane track update—are the satellites that make them possible. Government agencies depend on observations from weather satellites to inform...

Dr. Leonard A. Cole is an expert on bioterrorism and on terror medicine. He is an adjunct professor at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (Emergency Medicine) and at Rutgers University-Newark (Political Science). At the medical school he...

Dr. Leonard A. Cole is an expert on bioterrorism and on terror medicine. He is an adjunct professor at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (Emergency Medicine) and at Rutgers University-Newark (Political Science). At the medical school he...

Private data is leaked more and more in our society. Wikileaks, Facebook, and identity theft are just three examples. Network defenses are constantly under attack from cyber criminals, organized hacktivists, and even disgruntled...

Google and Apple delivered their contact tracing app API to public health agencies across the globe. The apps would allow Bluetooth pings between smartphones within six and a half feet of each other. And in theory, these apps would...

More than six months after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico is still struggling to recover from the devastation. Thousands of homes and businesses have no electricity and are waiting for insurance payouts. Frontline services are being denied...

NASA Swamp Works Senior Technologist Rob Mueller discusses technologies being developed for missions to the Moon and Mars.

Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, shares his views on the the global 5G race, the greatest threats to the Internet and the outlook for deals at WSJ Tech Live in Laguna Beach.

NASA is working alongside Conservation International and the Liberian Government through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to pilot an innovative and replicable approach to more accurately map ecosystems to...

President Trump says he wants to strip funding from so-called "sanctuary cities," but what exactly do these cities do? Subscribe to our channel!'http://goo.gl/0bsAjO' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>channel! The map at 4:26 comes from...

Olugbenga Ajilore explains the high cost of the American government’s arming of local police with military weapons, which has exacerbated lethal use-of force against black communities.



The acquisition of military...