Tea Party America (BBC Documentary)

Interesting documentary from 2010 discussing the importance of the Tea Party within the Republican Party.

Partisanship and Gridlock in Congress: Can Democracy Work? Institute of Politics - Harvard Kennedy School of Government

Alex Keyssar, professor of history and social policy, Mark McKinnon, co-founder of No Labels, Theda Skocpol, professor of government and sociology, and Hilda Solis, former US Secretary of Labor joined moderator Karen Gordon Mills, former administrator of the US Small Business Administration for a discussion on partisanship and gridlock in Congress. President of Harvard University, Professor Drew Gilpin Faust delivered opening remarks prior to the panel. The speakers addressed topics ranging from campaign finance reform to the lack of compromise in Congress. Topics also discussed were the effect of the media on politics, what the Congress could do to address the lack of bipartisan cooperation, and the social and political phenomena that fuel the lack of cooperation.

Videos explaining the work of Parliament

This film focusses on the work of the House of Commons Chamber and is divided up into seven sections which cover:

• Guide to the Chamber
• A Day in the the Chamber
• How the Chamber Works
• Making Laws
• Scrutinising Government
• Westminster Hall and Committees
• Working for You

Select Committees of the House of Commons are an essential part of its role to scrutinise government. This short film guides you through Select Committees of the House of Commons: how they are formed, the work they do and the impact they have. 

http://www.parliament.uk/about/podcasts/theworkofparliament/select-committees-in-the-house-of-commons/

What is the House of Lords? 

How does the House of Lords Work? 

These and many other videos explaining the work of Parliament can be found at the UK Parliament youtube channel

Handy Youtube playlist on The US Constitution

A handy youtube playlist on the The US Constitution can be found here. Some deleted videos. There's some great stuff here, including the late night hosts focus on Speaker John Boehner's 'over-sized gavel'.

Another Video from Educator, Vlogger and Author John Green on The Constitution and Federalism