today, we are going to start by talking about the founding framers' constitutional structure of the United States government that we currently exist under! this information is extremely important to know when you are voting in the 2022 midterms.  we then get into what the US government looks like today, the threats facing our country, and what our government could look like after the 2022 midterms.  we also talk about into plan for the MIDTERMS series, so keep an eye out of your state's episode! 

remember, the general election is Tuesday, November 8th, 2022! Get registered before then, make sure to mail in your ballot, or vote in person by Tuesday, November 8th, 2022! 

resources: 

• look up your ballot: https://ballotpedia.org/State_legislative_elections,_2022
• registration deadlines: https://www.vote.org/voter-registration-deadlines/
• all state's registration: https://vote.gov

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sources:

• the state's legislative: https://ballotpedia.org/State_legislative_elections,_2022
• the executive branch: https://www.history.com/topics/us-government/executive-branch
• the judicial branch: https://www.history.com/topics/us-government/supreme-court-facts
• the legislative branch: https://www.thoughtco.com/constitution-article-i-section-8-3322343
• the legislative branch's process: https://www.house.gov/the-house-explained/the-legislative-process
• state and local governments: https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/our-government/state-local-government/
• state government rifecta: https://ballotpedia.org/State_government_trifectas
• New York Times, "A Crisis Coming": https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/17/us/american-democracy-threats.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare