how does the government work?

no, this is not a rant on the current dysfunction of the government.

my scout troop is working on the inside government badge and i spent my morning putting together a list of youtube links with various degrees of goodness that explain (at least on the surface) the three branches of government, the constitution, and the bill of rights.

because it took me most of the morning to review and organize all that, you're getting the list instead of pictures of adventures or a long ramble about my thermos.

i'm just a bill (schoolhouse rock) https://youtu.be/tyeJ55o3El0

less good, but classics anyway:

the preamble (schoolhouse rock) https://youtu.be/8_NzZvdsbWI

three branches of government (schoolhouse rock) https://youtu.be/YMY6lOVjQgs

here's pretty good one that explains what the constitution is and what it does.

constitution rap (smart songs) https://youtu.be/UCJ2of4kx5E

and here are a couple of takes on the three branches of government:

branches of government (songs of higher learning) https://youtu.be/mt5K4ZK0ILY

three branches superheroes (griot b) https://youtu.be/Jny_4BBGh_g

three branches of government explained (hip hughes) https://youtu.be/c6ppWf6U_4s

not catchy at all, but a good explainer on the bill of rights: 

a three minute guide to the bill of rights (belinda stutzman) https://youtu.be/yYEfLm5dLMQ