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Why is Congress like this?
Today in our continued exploration of why the US is the way it is, we get to Article I. Why did the framers design Congress the way they did? Why did the small states come out so far ahead? And what, potentially, would J...
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Why is Congress like this? is an episode from Civics 101 by NHPR. Today in our continued exploration of why the US is the way it is, we get to Article I. Why did the framers design Congress the way they did? Why did the small states come ou...
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Published Jun 30, 2026, 28:09 long, audio available.
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