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• 0:00

  Introduction to Government

• 0:32

  Defining Government Institutions

• 1:03

  Congress Makes Laws

• 1:34

  Presidency Executes Laws

• 2:04

  Bureaucracy Enforces Laws

• 3:08

  Bureaucratic Agencies Examples

• 3:39

  Courts Interpret Laws

• 4:41

  Constitutional Interpretation

• 5:11

  Functions of Government

• 6:14

  Promoting General Welfare

• 7:46

  Defining Politics

• 8:17

  Representative Democracy

• 9:50

  Politics vs Government

• 11:55

  Enlightenment Thinkers Overview

• 13:30

  Key Enlightenment Figures

• 16:03

  John Locke Natural Rights

• 19:13

  Rousseau Social Contract

• 21:49

  Popular Sovereignty

• 23:22

  Montesquieu Separation Powers

• 25:26

  Influences on US Government

• 28:00

  Types of Democracy

• 29:01

  Participatory Democracy

• 32:38

  Pluralism and Interest Groups

• 35:43

  Hyperpluralism Issues

• 36:13

  Elite Theory Explained

• 38:18

  Conclusion and Questions