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60-Second Civics: Episode 3021, Salutary Neglect Learn about the hands-off approach of England governing the colonies.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3020, Government in the American Colonies Learn about the structure of colonial government.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3019, Features of the American Colonies Learn about colonial government.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3018, Government of the Thirteen Colonies Learn about the beginning of the colonies.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3017, The English Bill of Rights Learn about rights protected by the English Bill of Rights.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3016, The Petition of Right Learn about the Petition of Right of 1628.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3015, Parliament Learn about Parliament.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3014, Impact of the Magna Carta Learn about the influence of the Magna Carta.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3013, The Magna Carta Learn about the ideas in the Magna Carta.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3012, Sharing of Power in the Feudal System Learn about the structure of a feudal system.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3011, William the Conqueror Learn about feudalism.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3010, English Law and the American Colonies Learn about British government.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3009, The Rights of Englishmen Learn about rights granted to Englishmen.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3008, Checking the Power of Congress Learn about checks on Congress.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3007, Checks and Balances Learn about the legislative branch.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3006, Three Branches of Government Learn about the creation of the branches of government.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3005, Divided and Balanced Power Learn about the separated branches of government.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3004, Constitutional Governments Limit Power Learn about some protections of the American Constitution.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3003, A Constitution Is a Higher Law Learn about constitutional government.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3002, What Constitutional Government Means Learn about the definition of a constitutional government.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3001, A Basic Introduction to Constitutions Learn what a constitution is.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 3000, Lessons from the Roman Republic Learn about how the ideas of civic virtue influenced the Founders.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2999, Civic Virtue in the American Colonies Learn about the spread of republican values.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2998, James Madison on Civic Virtue Learn about James Madison's ideas.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2997, Civic Virtue Makes Republican Government Possible Learn about the priorities of Roman and American government.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2996, The American Cincinnatus Learn about George Washington's civic virtue.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2995, Civic Virtue and Cincinnatus Learn about the Roman hero, Cincinnatus.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2994, A Republic, Not a Direct Democracy Learn about James Madison's views on republican government.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2993, Republican Government vs. Direct Democracy Learn about the differences between a republican government and a direct democracy.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2992, Would Republican Government Work in the Colonies? Learn about how republican government functions best.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2991, More Advantages of Republican Government Learn about how republican government works.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2990, Advantages of Representative Government Learn about republican government.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2989, Republican Government Learn about government by citizens.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2988, The Social Contract Learn about how social contracts regulate society.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2987, Life, Liberty, and Property Learn about John Locke's natural rights.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2986, John Locke and the State of Nature Learn about the basics of John Locke's ideas.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2985, John Locke and America's Founders Learn about ideas on natural rights.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2984, Founders and Framers Learn about influences on the Founders.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2983, Hardworking, Simple People Learn about rights the colonists had before the Revolution.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2982, Not Everyone Was Allowed to Vote Learn about voting in colonial America.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2981, Class Difference in the American Colonies Learn about the economic classes in the colonies.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2980, Diverse American Colonies Learn about the diversity of the colonists.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2979, Slavery in the American Colonies Learn about slavery in the colonies.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2978, A High Standard of Living Learn about the quality of life in the colonies.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2977, Self-Sufficiency in the American Colonies Learn about the lives of colonists.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2976, Cities and Farms in Colonial America Learn about how colonists lived and worked.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2975, A Large Country Learn about where Europeans settled.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2974, Early America Learn about Native American tribes.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2973, Evaluating Our Commitment to Fundamental Principles Learn about Founders' commitment to debate.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2972, Citizen Participation Is Required Learn about the importance of our values.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2971, The Revolutions of 1989 Learn about revolutions against communism.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2970, Ideas Do Matter Learn about the importance of ideas.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2969, Frequent Recurrence to Fundamental Principles Learn about our country of ideas.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2968, Technology and Globalization Learn about technology's affect on the global economy.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2967, Farther, Faster, Cheaper, and Deeper Learn about the migration of workers internationally.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2966, Growth of World Trade Learn about globalization.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2965, Influence Begins With Knowledge Learn about America's role in the world.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2964, Your Power Over International Affairs Learn about ways to engage internationally.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2963, How to Influence Foreign Policy Learn about Americans' role in foreign policy.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2962, International Court of Justice Learn about the World Court.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2961, Political Divisions Hamper the UN Security Council Learn about global organizations and relations.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2960, America's Prominent Role in the United Nations Learn about global organizations and relations.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2959, Origins of the United Nations Learn about the origins of the United Nations.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2958, The United Nations Learn about the goals of the United Nations.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2957, The Amistad Case Learn about the revolt on the Amistad vessel.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2956, Limitations of International Law Learn about the limitations of international law.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2955, International Law and Individuals Learn about individuals' relationship with international law.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2954, International Law Learn about international law.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2953, The President's Authority Over Diplomacy Learn about diplomatic relations with other countries.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2952, Historical Wrangling over the President's War Powers Learn about war powers.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2951, Treaty-Making Power and the States Learn about how the states play a role in treaty-making.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2950, The Origin of Treaty-Making Powers Learn about the origins of treaty-making powers.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2949, The Shared Power to Make Treaties Learn about how treaties are made.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2948, Letters of Marque and Reprisal Learn about letters of marque and reprisal.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2947, The War-Making Powers of Congress Learn about the ability to declare war.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2946, Distrust of Standing Armies Learn about the distrust of standing armies.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2945, Powers of Congress to Deal with Other Nations Learn about the powers of Congress.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2944, Is Isolationism a Realistic Option? Learn about America's engagement with the world.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2943, A Strained Alliance with France Learn about the United States' international relationships after becoming independent.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2942, International Involvement Is Inescapable Learn about how countries lend each other assistance.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2941, International Relations Learn about international relations.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2940, The Constitutional Convention as a Model of Civil Discourse Learn about how delegates to the Constitutional Convention were civil.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2939, Civil Discourse Learn about civil discourse in a democracy.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2938, The Role of Government Learn about Americans' relationship with government.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2937, Opportunities and Perils in the Information Age Learn about social media's influence on civic awareness.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2936, Electronic Communications and Participation Learn about technologies influence on citizens.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2935, A Nation of Immigrants Learn about America's great diversity.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2934, E Pluribus Unum Learn about the beginnings of a diverse society.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2933, Demographic Change Learn about America's ever-evolving demography.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2932, Changing America Learn about America's changing population.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2931, Two UN Covenants Learn about covenants protecting human rights.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2930, The UN Declaration of Human Rights and Its Limitations Learn about the limitations of the Declaration of Human Rights.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2929, Extended Rights in the Universal Declaration Learn about the strengthening of human rights in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2928, American Influence on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Learn about the American Influence on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2927, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Learn about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2926, Universal Human Rights Learn about the renewed focus on human rights.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2925, The Japanese Rights and Duties of the People Learn about Japan's rights and duties of the people.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2924, Charters of Human Rights Learn about some of the rights guaranteed by charters of human rights.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2923, Constitutional Courts Learn about judicial review.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2922, The Bill of Rights and Judicial Review Learn about the worldwide influence of the American Bill of Rights.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2921, The Power of the Bill of Rights Learn about how the Bill of Rights protects all people.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2920, Latin American Constitutionalism Learn about how Latin American government has been influenced by the American model.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2919, American Federalism Learn about how federalism supports limited government.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2918, The Perils of Presidentialism Learn about the risks associated with presidential systems.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2917, Fear of a Strong Executive Learn about the difference between American presidents and other heads of government.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2916, Presidential Government Learn about the American presidential system.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2915, Written Constitutions Learn about the development of written constitutions in democracies.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2914, Influence of the Declaration of Independence Learn about the declaration of independences influenced by the American declaration.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2913, Vaclav Havel Learn about Vaclav Havel's admiration for American democracy.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2912, American Ideas Spread Learn about America's influence on other governments.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2911, Influence of American Constitutional Principles Learn about America's influence on the world.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2910, LGBT Rights Learn about the LGBT community's fight for its rights.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2909, Equal Rights Amendment Learn about the Equal Rights Amendment.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2908, Native American Activism Learn about issues that affect Native American people and communities.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2907, The Struggle for Civil Rights Continues Learn about the civil rights movement.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2906, In Defense of Civil Disobedience Learn why some defend civil disobedience.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2905, Criticism of Civil Disobedience Learn why some are critics of civil disobedience.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2904, Civil Disobedience Learn how civil disobedience can play a role in civic engagement.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2903, Shelby County v. Holder Learn how Shelby County v. Holder changed the Voting Rights Act.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2902, Voting Rights Act of 1965 The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a step in the right direction, but it did not protect voting rights.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2901, Three Lesser-Known Civil Rights Acts Today we learn about three lesser-known civil rights acts.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2900, The Civil Rights Act of 1964 Today we learn about the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2899, The Civil Rights Movement Gains Support In 1963, the civil rights movement gained momentum.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2898, Rosa Parks and MLK On today's podcast: The Montgomery bus boycott
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2897, Nonviolent Direct Action The civil rights movement used nonviolent direct action inspired by Mohandas Gandhi.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2896, Jim Crow laws Jim Crow laws were designed to limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2895, Desegregation and Violence Violence plagued the South in the years following desegregation.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2894, Brown v. Board of Education Brown v. Board of Education was not the end of the struggle against segregation.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2893, Segregation Today we learn about segregation and Brown v. Board of Education.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2892, Commitment to the Common Good The common good was a key feature of classical republicanism.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2891, Enlightened Self-Interest Today we learn about enlightened self-interest.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2890, Making It Easier to Vote According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 21 states now allow some form of electronic voting.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2889, Absentee Voting There is a growing number of ways to vote in most states.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2888, Voting In order for popular sovereignty and representative government to work, citizens have to vote.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2887, Presidential Commissions More ways of influencing the national government.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2886, Participation in National Government You can have an effect on national politics. Learn how on today's podcast.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2885, Involvement in State Government Yes, you too can be involved in state government.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2884, Local Governments Today we talk about the benefits of participating in local government.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2883, Service Organizations and NGOs You've heard of Kiwanis, Jaycees, and Lions Clubs, but what do these organizations do? Find out on today's podcast.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2882, Religious and Social Organizations Learn how religious and social organizations contribute to civic life on today's podcast.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2881, Voluntary Associations Today we learn what Alexis de Tocqueville noticed about American civic life.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2880, Participating in Civic Life Today we learn about some of the benefits to participation in civic life.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2879, Undocumented Immigrants Undocumented immigration is one of the most controversial issues in American politics.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2878, Responsibilities Shared by Citizens and Noncitizens Everyone who lives in the United States, both citizens and noncitizens, have certain responsibilities.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2877, Noncitizen Voting Should legal permanent residents be allowed to vote? On this podcast, we look at both sides of the issue.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2876, Voting and Citizenship Being a citizen didn't always mean that a person had the right to vote.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2875, Most Rights Apply to Everyone Most rights in the United States apply to everyone who lives here.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2874, Voluntarily Renouncing U.S. Citizenship Voluntarily renouncing U.S. citizenship has serious consequences.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2873, How to Lose U.S. Citizenship Today on 60-Second Civics we learn how a person can lose U.S. citizenship.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2872, Controversy Surrounding Dual Citizenship On today's podcast, we explore arguments for and against dual national citizenship.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2871, Dual Citizenship What is dual citizenship?
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2870, Tribal Recognition The process of officially recognizing a Native American tribe can take decades to complete.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2869, Indian Citizenship Act Today we learn about the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2868, Vacillating Policy Toward Indian Tribes The United States vacillated between respecting Native American sovereignty and seeking to dismantle tribal governments.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2867, Naturalization Today we learn about naturalization.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2866, Unity Within Diversity The Fourteenth Amendment and citizenship.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2865, Citizenship and the Founders One of the primary goals of Framers like James Madison was that Americans felt loyalty to the United States, not just their individual states.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2864, Citizenship in Early America Americans originally thought of themselves as citizens only of their states, not of the United States as whole.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2863, Enlightened Self-Interest What is enlightened self-interest? We'll find out on today's podcast.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2862, Alexis de Tocqueville Today we learn how Alexis de Tocqueville thought Americans had reconciled self-interest with civic participation.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2861, Jean-Jacques Rousseau Jean-Jacques Rousseau's thoughts on the benefits of education for citizenship.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2860, Aristotle, Cicero, and Locke Today we explore natural republicanism and natural rights philosophy.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2859, Civic Virtue and Self-Interest The Founders stressed the importance of religion and education in reconciling the need for both civic virtue and self-interest.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2858, Natural Rights Philosophy and Citizenship Today we explore how natural rights philosophy influenced America's Founders.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2857, Citizenship and the Common Good Early on, Americans experienced their interdependence and their need to work for the common good.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2856, The Death Penalty Today's podcast explores the death penalty in the United States.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2855, The Right to Appeal If you are convicted of a crime, you have the right to appeal your conviction.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2854, Excessive Fines and Cruel and Unusual Punishments Today we learn about the protections of the Eighth Amendment.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2853, Double Jeopardy Today we explore a bedrock principle of American justice: double jeopardy.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2852, Jury Verdicts and Representation In England, verdicts in criminal cases had to be unanimous. That changed when English law was adapted by Americans.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2851, Two Problems With Juries Today we explore two problems with jury trials in the United States.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2850, Procedural Rights During Trial What are your procedural rights during a criminal trial? Find out on today's episode.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2849, Speedy Public Trial Why should trials be speedy or public? Find out on today's podcast.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2848, Trial by Media Today, criminal defendants in high-profile cases face another sort of trial: trial by media.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2847, The Right to Counsel Today, the podcast explores the right to counsel and why it is necessary in an adversary system.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2846, Bail What is bail? What is its purpose? Find out on today's podcast.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2845, Indictment Learn all about indictments on today's podcast.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2844, Plea Agreements Plea agreements are more common than you might think.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2843, Protecting Rights Before Trial The Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments protect people accused of crimes between arrest and trial.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2842, Federalism and Criminal Procedure The majority of rights in the Bill of Rights focus on people accused of crime.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2841, Procedural Rights Today we learn the fundamental premise of the American system of justice.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2840, Do Miranda Warnings Handcuff Police? Do Miranda warnings handcuff the police? We explore the topic on today's podcast.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2839, Miranda Rights You have the right to remain silent. Sound familiar? Today we discuss the Miranda warning.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2838, James Madison and Self-Incrimination James Madison originally wanted the protections of the self-incrimination clause to be more expansive.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2837, Self-Incrimination and Public Proceedings What does it mean to "take the Fifth"? We find out on today's episode.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2836, Right Against Self-Incrimination The Fifth Amendment protects you from being forced to testify against yourself.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2835, Use Immunity What is "use immunity"? Find out on today's podcast.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2834, When Warrants Are Not Required Today we learn when warrants are not required.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2833, Alternatives to the Exclusionary Rule Today we explore three suggestions for dealing with police misconduct that avoids losing valuable evidence in court.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2832, Deterring Police Misconduct The exclusionary rule was designed to deter police misconduct.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2831, Mapp v. Ohio The 1961 case if Mapp v. Ohio extended the exclusionary rule to state courts.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2830, The Exclusionary Rule The 1914 Supreme Court case Weeks v. United States established the very important "exclusionary rule" that determines how evidence is used in court.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2829, Exceptions to the Warrant Requirement Though required in most cases, there are specific circumstances in which a warrant is not necessary.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2828, Probable Cause Probable cause, which must be proven to obtain a warrant, is required to meet a specific set of criteria.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2827, Unreasonable Searches and Seizures A protection against unreasonable searches and seizures is necessary for a free society.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2826, Fourth Amendment and Technology New advances in technology are constantly changing the way we understand our right to privacy.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2825, Privacy The Fourth Amendment does not make specific claims about privacy, but America has evolved to uphold certain standards.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2824, Fourth Amendment The Fourth Amendment is concerned with how authorities conduct criminal investigations.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2823, Search and Seizure John Adams and the Massachusetts Constitution of 1780 helped shape the right to privacy we know today.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2822, John Adams and James Otis John Adams helped lawyer James Otis rise to public prominence and become a figure of the American Revolution.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 2821, James Otis Fights General Warrants In 1761, Colonial lawyer James Otis attempted to fight parliament's request for a new general warrant.
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