Jimmy LaSalle & Jeananne Xenakis

US History Repeated

History EN ↓ 129 episodes

History Repeated discusses important historical and political concepts that are essential to understanding and discussing U.S. history and politics. Topics and concepts that you should have learned in school, but weren’t interested at the time. History isn’t boring, but is often discussed with a political slant or bias. Our goal is to provide our listeners with the facts. Our podcasts avoid pushing a political agenda. We believe people are tired of being told what and how to think about a topic. Listen to the information provided, take your time to decide where you fall on the issue. Being inf...

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Jimmy LaSalle & Jeananne Xenakis

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The Creation and Evolution of the Two Major Political Parties 23.06.2020 25:32

Political Parties first began to emerge during the creation of the Constitution. Supporters of a strong Central Government became known as Federalists and those that preferred the individual states to have the majority of the power were known as Democratic Republicans. During George Washington’s Presidency, political parties really began to take shape – Cabinet Adams (Federalist) Thomas Jefferson...

The Executive Branch Part 2: How a President is Elected and Removed from office 23.06.2020 24:51

In this podcast we discuss how The President is elected, the electoral college, who got to vote and when. 538 Electors - Pledged but not bound Pros and Cons to the Electoral College Presidential Succession - Illness, Impeachment, Death, Resignation. What happens and who is eligible to take over after the VP?

The Executive Branch Part 1: Roles and Restrictions of the President and VP 23.06.2020 21:25

We had to reload on Oct 12 2020 due to an error that needed to be removed. This is why this has less listens than part 2. Some of the items we delve into include how the President enforces the laws, roles as commander-in-chief, Appointing of Officials, (Dept Heads, Judges, Cabinet), we delve into executive orders, proposing legislation, foreign policy, and other powers, and limitations of the off...

The Federal Government: From Articles to the US Constitution 23.06.2020 24:15

In this podcast we discuss why the Articles of Confederation failed and how the Constitution created a Federal System. We move into the structure of the US Constitution, Separation of Powers, Three Branches of Government, and spend some time on the Powers of the Legislative Branch, and the Judicial Branch.