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Oct 21	#104	#106	#85
Oct 20	#183	#183	—
Oct 19	#170	#170	—
Oct 18	#152	#152	—
Oct 17	#132	#131	—
Oct 16	#105	#105	—

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How do landmark Supreme Court decisions affect our lives? What does the 2nd Amendment really say? Why does the Senate have so much power? Civics 101 is the podcast about how our democracy works…or is supposed to work, anyway.