Civics 101

Episode 83: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

<p>What do alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives all have in common? They fall under the umbrella of a single federal bureau - commonly referred to as the ATF.  On this episode, what led to the creation of the ATF?  What kind of power do ATF agents have? What exactly is a legal explosive?  Our guest is <a href="http://www.law.uci.edu/faculty/full-time/tinto/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Katie Tinto</a>, assistant professor at the University of California, Irvine School of Law. </p>

<p>What's the difference between the House and the Senate? How do congressional investigations work? What is Federalist X actually about? Civics 101 is the podcast refresher course on the basics of how our democracy works.</p>