Civics 101

It happened. The government shutdown. But what does that mean? Civics 101 revisits an episode from September, 2017.  On this episode: What actually shuts down during a government shutdown?  Do federal workers still get paid? Who decides what government jobs are essential, and non-essential?  What can past government shutdowns tell us about the process? Our guest is Charles Tiefer, law professor at the University of Baltimore.