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60-Second Civics: Episode 3432, Why Americans Held "These Truths to Be Self-Evident" On today's podcast, we learn how Americans thought about their rights at the time of independence.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3431, The Meaning of "Self-Evident Truths" in the Declaration On today's podcast, we learn about some of the "self-evident truths" contained in the Declaration of Independence.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3430, Americans' Fundamental Ideals, Values, and Principles Today on the podcast, we learn about the Declaration of Independence and Constitution as sources of Americans' fundamental political ideals, values, and principles.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3429, Elections in Colonial America and the Early Republic On today's podcast, we explore the ways elections were conducted during the early years of the republic and the colonial era.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3428, Qualifying to Vote in Early America The qualifications to vote might sound strange to us now, but they made sense to colonial Americans.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3427, Voting Rights in Colonial America Learn about colonial America.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3426, Representative Democracy in Colonial America Learn about colonial America.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3425, The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut Learn about the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3424, The Massachusetts Body of Liberties Learn about written guarantees of rights.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3423, Written Guarantees of Rights Today's episode features the tradition of written guarantees of rights in the colonies.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3422, Slavery in Colonial America In the American colonies, a large portion of the population was slaves who were brought against their will.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3421, Indentured Servitude in Colonial America Learn about indentured servants.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3420, The Southern Colonies Today's episode features the Southern Colonies, highlighting their differences from the Northern and Middle Colonies.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3419, The Middle Colonies Today we discover the Middle Colonies, which were more culturally diverse and cosmopolitan than the New England colonies.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3418, The New England Colonies On today's episode, we explore the New England colonies, which were rich in natural resources and were in some cases founded by people fleeing religious persecution.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3417, The Mayflower Compact Learn about the Pilgrims and the Mayflower.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3416, The Voyage of the Mayflower Learn about the Pilgrims and the Mayflower.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3415, The Jamestown Colony Learn about the Jamestown colony.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3414, The Race to Colonize North America Learn about colonization in North America.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3413, Early English Settlements Learn about settlements that the English began to develop in North America.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3412, Early Settlement of North America In this episode of 60-Second Civics, we discuss early European settlement of North America and explore Cahokia, a large and culturally important Native American settlement in what is today Southern Illinois.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3411, The British Constitution Learn about important British documents.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3410, The Model Parliament of Edward I Learn about Parliament.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3409, Simon de Montfort's Parliaments of 1265 Learn about Simon de Montfort.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3408, King Henry III and the Rise of Parliament Learn about Simon de Montfort.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3407, The Significance of the Magna Carta Learn about the Magna Carta.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3406, King John Agrees to the Magna Carta Learn about the Magna Carta.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3405, The Charter of Liberties Learn about the Charter of Liberties.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3404, Origins of the House of Commons Learn about the Normans' judicial system.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3403, The Witan Learn about the Witan.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3402, Writs and Courts of Equity Learn about writs and English law.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3401, What the Norman Invasion Meant Learn about the Normans.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3400, The Norman Invasion Learn about the Anglo-Saxons.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3399, The Anglo-Saxon Era and the Law Learn about the Anglo-Saxons.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3398, Anglo-Saxon Law Learn about the Anglo-Saxons.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3397, The Viking Impact on Britain Learn about the vikings.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3396, Anglo-Saxon Society Learn about the Anglo-Saxons.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3395, The Anglo-Saxons Arrive in England Learn about the Anglo-Saxons.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3394, The Rise and Fall of Roman Britain Learn about Roman Britain.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3393, Benjamin Franklin: Enlightenment Thinker Learn about Benjamin Franklin.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3392, Reason and Observation Learn about Enlightenment era thinkers.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3391, The Enlightenment and the Founders Learn about the Age of Enlightenment.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3390, The Emergence of Capitalism Learn about capitalism.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3389, Humanism Shapes the Renaissance Learn about humanism.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3388, The Peace of Westphalia Learn about the Peace of Westphalia.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3387, The Reformation and the Rise to the Modern Nation-State Learn about the Renaissance.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3386, The Protestant Reformation Learn about the Protestant Reformation.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3385, The Renaissance and the Start of the Reformation Learn about changing societies in Europe.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3384, The Rebirth of Europe During the Renaissance Learn about the Renaissance.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3383, Society in Medieval Europe Learn about society in Medieval Europe.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3382, Feudal Europe Learn about feudalism in Europe.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3381, The Judeo-Christian Tradition Learn about
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3380, Inequality and Natural Rights Learn about natural rights.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3379, Popular Sovereignty Is a Fundamental Idea of Democracy Learn about popular sovereignty.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3378, Popular Sovereignty and the American Colonies Learn about popular sovereignty.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3377, Individual Rights and the American Colonies Learn about natural rights philosophy.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3376, John Locke's Conception of Natural Rights Learn about John Locke's ideas and writings.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3375, Thomas Hobbes and "Leviathan" Learn about natural rights philosophy.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3374, Natural Rights Philosophy in the Declaration of Independence Learn about the ideas in the Declaration of Independence.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3373, Civic Virtue, Moral Education, and Small, Uniform Communities Learn about classical republican thinking.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3372, Structure of Roman Republican Government Learn about the Roman Republican Government.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3371, Moral Education in the American Colonies Learn about what moral education in the American colonies looked like.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3370, Cicero and the American Founders Learn about Cicero's values.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3369, Cincinnatus and George Washington Learn about Cincinnatus.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3368, Cato as an Example of Civic Virtue Learn about Cato.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3367, The Role of Citizens in Classical Republics Learn about the ancient republics.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3366, Small, Uniform Communities in Classical Republicanism Learn about Aristotle's views on government.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3365, The Roman Republic: An Example and a Warning Learn about classical republicanism.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3364, Classical Republicanism Learn about classical republicanism.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3363, The Roman Republic Learn about the Roman republic.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3362, The Problem with Constitutional Government Learn about constitutional government.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3361, Popular Sovereignty and Higher Law Learn about popular sovereignty.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3360, Constitutional Government Is Limited Government Learn about constitutions.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3359, What Is a Constitution? Learn about constitutions.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3358, The Founders Favored Representative Government Learn about the Founders' opinions on representative government.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3357, James Madison on the Term "Republic" Learn about the evolving definition of a republic.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3356, The Mixed Constitution Learn about the origins of the ideas in a mixed constitution.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3355, Why Aristotle Wasn't a Fan of Direct Democracy The past taught Aristotle that direct democracy wasn't the best form of government, at least for ancient Greeks.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3354, Aristotle's Right and Corrupt Forms of Government Today we learn about Aristotle's solution for stable government.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3353, Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Functions Learn about the functions of government.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3352, Thomas Hobbes and John Locke Learn about natural rights philosophers.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3351, Lessons from History informed the Constitution Learn about influences on American government.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3350, Lessons from Classical Philosophy Learn about
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3349, Self-government in Virginia Learn about Virginia's House of Burgesses
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3348, William Blackstone Learn about William Blackstone's writings.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3347, Influences on the American Founders Learn about the American Founders.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3346, American Trades and Land Speculation Learn about the American colonies.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3345, Agriculture in Colonial America Learn about the American colonies.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3344, The Diversity of the American Colonies Learn about the population of the American colonies.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3343, Native Americans and Colonial America Learn about Native Americans.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3342, A Land of Opportunity Learn about
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3341, Portraits of Some American Founders Learn about the Founders.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3340, The American Founders Learn about the Founders.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3339, We the People: An Adventure in Ideas Learn about the ideas that influenced the Founders.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3338, Supreme Court Decisions about the General Welfare Clause Learn about the general welfare clause.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3337, Controversy over the General Welfare Clause Learn about the Constitution.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3334, Farmers Demand Relief from Debt after the Revolution Learn about farmers after the Revolutionary War.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3333, Social Disorder after the Revolutionary War Learn about social disorder after the Revolutionary War.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3332, Domestic Tranquility Learn about domestic tranquility.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3331, Corrective Justice Learn about corrective justice.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3330, Procedural Justice Learn about procedural justice.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3329, Distributive Justice Learn about distributive justice.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3327, What the "Pursuit of Happiness" Is Learn about the pursuit of happiness.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3326, The Pursuit of Happiness Learn about the inalienable rights listed in the Declaration of Independence.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3325, An Explanation of Inalienable Rights Learn about inalienable rights.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3324, Inalienable Rights in the Virginia Declaration of Rights Learn about inalienable rights.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3323, The Meaning of "Unalienable Rights" Learn about unalienable rights.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3322, Equality and the American Mind Learn about ideas on equality.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3321, The Intellectual Origins of Americans' Sense of Moral Equality Learn about the fundamental principles of America.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3320, The Intellectual Origins of Americans' Sense of Political Equality Learn about the fundamental principles of America.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3319, "All Men Are Created Equal" Learn about the fundamental principles of America.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3318, The American Creed Learn about the fundamental principles of America.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3317, Why Americans Held "These Truths to Be Self-evident" Learn more about self-evident truths.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3316, The Meaning of "Self-Evident Truths" in the Declaration of Independence Learn more about self-evident truths.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3315, America's Fundamental Ideals, Values, and Principles Today we begin a series on America's fundamental ideals, values, and principles.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3314, International Context of Twenty-sixth Amendment Learn about the Twenty-sixth Amendment.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3313, Shootings Gave Twenty-sixth Amendment Renewed Urgency Learn about the Twenty-sixth Amendment.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3312, "Old Enough to Fight, Old Enough to Vote" Learn about the Twenty-sixth Amendment.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3311, Cultural Context of the Twenty-sixth Amendment Learn about the Twenty-sixth Amendment.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3310, Oregon v. Mitchell Sets Back the Push to Lower the Voting Age Learn about the Twenty-sixth Amendment.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3309, How the Vietnam War Spurred the Twenty-sixth Amendment Learn about the Twenty-sixth Amendment.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3308, The Twenty-sixth Amendment Learn about the Twenty-sixth Amendment.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3307, International Context to the Twenty-second Amendment Learn about World War II.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3306, The Power of the American Presidency Learn about the office of the president.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3305, The Custom of a Two-Term Limit Learn about two-term limits on the president.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3304, Political Equality as a Fundamental Principle Learn about political equality.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3303, Roosevelt and the Great Depression Learn about Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3302, Distrust of Executive Power Learn about Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3301, Roosevelt Breaks with Custom Learn about Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3300, War at the Start of Roosevelt's Third Term Learn about Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3299, The Twenty-second Amendment Learn about the Twenty-second Amendment.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3298, Women's Suffrage Expands Worldwide Learn about the fight for women's suffrage.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3297, The Sentinels of Liberty Learn about the fight for women's suffrage.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3296, Violence Against Women's Suffrage Learn about the suffrage movement.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3295, Women's Suffrage Associations Learn about the suffrage movement.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3294, A Fractured Suffrage Movement Learn about the suffrage movement.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3293, The Growing Women's Movement of the Late 1800s Learn about the push for women's rights.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3292, The Seneca Falls Convention Learn about women's suffrage.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3291, The Roots of Women's Suffrage Learn about women's suffrage.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3290, The Emerging Role of Women Learn about women in America.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3289, Women's Role in the American Economy Gradually Changes Learn about women in America.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3288, Women Gain the Right to Vote Learn about women's suffrage.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3287, World War I Increases Demands for Women's Suffrage Learn about women's right to vote.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3286, Suffragists Learn about women's right to vote.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3285, The Nineteenth Amendment Learn about women's right to vote.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3284, International Prohibition Movements Learn about international prohibition.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3283, The Rise and Fall of Prohibition Learn about prohibition.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3282, Societal Changes During Prohibition Learn about changes in American society.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3281, Prohibition Changed American Society Learn about changes in American society.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3280, The Prohibition Era Begins Learn about prohibition in America.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3279, A Decade of Social Experiment Learn about changing times in America.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3278, The Prohibition Era Learn about the Prohibition era.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3277, The Eighteenth Amendment Learn about the Prohibition era.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3276, International Abolition of Slavery Learn about slavery in the world.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3275, Northern Reaction to the Emancipation Proclamation Learn about the Emancipation Proclamation.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3274, The Emancipation Proclamation Learn about the Emancipation Proclamation.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3273, Abolitionists, Free Soilers, and Emancipation Learn about Americans opinions on slavery.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3272, "If Slavery Is Not Wrong, Nothing Is Wrong" Learn about President Abraham Lincoln.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3271, The Corwin Amendment The Corwin Amendment was created in order to avoid the Civil War. It would have outlawed future amendments that abolished slavery. However, the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter began the Civil War, and the amendment was never ratified. Instead, in 1864 Abraham Lincoln began lobby for passage an amendment to abolish slavery.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3270, Abolition Movements in the United States Learn about slavery in the United States.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3269, Early Anti-Slavery Movements in America Learn about slavery in the United States.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3268, Slavery Contradicted America's Founding Principles Learn about slavery in the United States.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3267, Economic Context of the Civil War Learn about the Civil War.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3264, The Civil War Amendments Learn about the Civil War Amendments.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3263, Freedom of the Press around the World Learn about the press in America.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3262, The English Roots of American Freedom of the Press Learn about the press in America.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3261, Freedom of the Press and New Forms of Communication Learn about the press in America.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3260, The Growing Power of Media Learn about the press in America.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3259, The Importance of Freedom of the Press in the Early Republic Learn about freedom of the press.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3258, Prior Restraint Learn about prior restraint.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3257, New York Times v. Sullivan Learn about New York Times v. Sullivan.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3256, The Alien and Sedition Acts Learn about the Alien and Sedition Acts.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3255, Libel vs. Slander Learn about libel and slander.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3254, The Zenger Case Learn about the First Amendment.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3253, Freedom of the Press, an Introduction Learn about the First Amendment.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3252, A Just and a Lasting Peace Learn about Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3251, Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Learn about the Gettysburg Address.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3250, Abraham Lincoln and America's Founding Principles Learn about Lincoln's political sentiments.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3249, The Thirteenth Amendment Learn about the thirteenth amendment.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3246, Lincoln Takes Strong Action against the Rebellion Learn about President Lincoln and the writ of habeas corpus.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3245, Suspending the Writ of Habeas Corpus During the Civil War Chief Justice Roger B. Taney rules against Abraham Lincoln's aggressive use of war powers.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3244, The Prize Cases The Prize Cases posed a constitutional test of Abraham Lincoln's use of war powers during an emergency.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3243, Congress Approves Lincoln's Actions Critics opposed Abraham Lincoln of trampling on the Constitution, but he thought his actions were needed to save both the Union and the Constitution.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3242, Lincoln Takes Immediate Action Against the Confederacy Abraham Lincoln acted swiftly when the Civil War began, but some people thought he had gone too far.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3241, The Civil War Begins Abraham Lincoln faced a tough first year in office: secession and war plagued the nation.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3240, Abraham Lincoln Elected President Lincoln lost his campaign for the Senate, but won the presidency two years later.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3239, Abraham Lincoln Opposes the Kansas-Nebraska Act The Kansas-Nebraska Act brought Abraham Lincoln back into politics and pushed the country closer to civil war.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3238, Abraham Lincoln Begins His Political Career Despite having less than one year of formal education, Abraham Lincoln became a lawyer and launched his political career.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3237, Abraham Lincoln's Early Life Today we kick off a brief series on Abraham Lincoln.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3236, The Legacy of George Mason On today's podcast, we learn about the legacy of George Mason, America's forgotten founder.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3235, Virginia Ratifies the Constitution Despite George Mason's objections, Virginia ratified the Constitution.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3234, George Mason at the Virginia Ratification Convention George Mason made one fateful error at the Virginia Ratification Convention.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3233, George Mason Refuses to Sign the Constitution Why didn't the Founders add a Bill of Rights to the Constitution at first?
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3232, George Mason Proposes the Bill of Rights On today's podcast, George Mason opens Pandora's Box during the final days of the Philadelphia Convention.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3231, Bernard Bailyn on Slavery in the Founding Period Learn about slavery in the United States.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3230, The New York Manumission Society Learn about the New York Manumission Society.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3229, Slavery in the North Learn about slavery in the United States.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3228, Providence Punishes National Sins by National Calamities Learn about the Founders and slavery.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3227, George Mason's Attack on Slavery Learn about the Founders and slavery.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3226, Jefferson and Madison on Slavery Learn about the Founders and slavery.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3225, Mason and Washington on Slavery Learn about two Founders' views on slavery.
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