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The US Elections Explained: Government

This film is part of the series The US Elections: Explained, which is made in collaboration with the LSE’s US Centre.
This film is part of the series The US Elections: Explained, which is made in collaboration with the LSE’s US Centre.
Wednesday 25 November 2020 | 3 minutes 28 seconds

Dr Thomas Gift, Visiting Fellow at the LSE US Centre, provides explanation and commentary on some the key questions about government in America: the separate branches of government, their responsibilities, and how they do (and don’t) work together.

This film is part of the series The US Elections: Explained, which is made in collaboration with the LSE’s US Centre.

Keywords: US Elections, government, branches, Congress, Executive, Supreme Court, history, politics, democracy, democrat, republican, explanation, commentary.