About the Podcast: 60-Second Civics is a daily podcast that provides a quick and convenient way for listeners to learn about our nation’s government, the Constitution, and our history. The podcast explores themes related to civics and government, the constitutional issues behind the headlines, and the people and ideas that formed our nation’s history and government.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 5257, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 4: Voting and Property Thomas Paine, with his characteristically sharp wit, pointed out some problems with the property requirement for voting.
60-Second Civics: Episode 5256, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 3: Enfranchisement and Disenfranchisement Who was allowed to vote during the early years of the American republic? It depended on where you lived.
60-Second Civics: Episode 5255, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 2: Voting in the Colonies What legacy of Greek and Roman democracy did the colonists inherit? Find out on today's episode.
60-Second Civics: Episode 5254, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 1: The Expansion of Suffrage How did the right to vote gradually expand in the United States? Find out on today's podcast.
60-Second Civics: Episode 5253, Origins of the House of Commons: Ideas that Informed the American Founders, Part 54 The House American Congress somewhat resembles the ancient bodies from Anglo-Saxon times. Learn more in today???s episode about these origins, including what they have evolved into for the modern British model of government.
60-Second Civics: Episode 5252, The Witan: Ideas that Informed the American Founders, Part 53 Before the Norman invasion of England in 1066, the Anglo-Saxon kings called together a group of advisors called a Witan. Learn more today!
60-Second Civics: Episode 5251, Writs and Courts of Equity: Ideas that Informed the American Founders, Part 52 The Normans introduced the system of writs to English law. Soon the Normans found that controversies arose over the interpretations of writs.??They, therefore, introduced courts of equity, also known as Chancery courts, named after the king's chancellor. Learn more about these influential decisions in today???s podcast!
60-Second Civics: Episode 5250, What the Norman Invasion Meant: Ideas that Informed the American Founders, Part 51 What did the Norman invasion mean for Anglo-Saxon England? We'll explore the influence of William the Conqueror and the Norman rule in today's episode!
60-Second Civics: Episode 5249, The Norman Invasion of 1066: Ideas that Informed the American Founders, Part 50 After the Anglo-Saxon king of England, Edward the Confessor, died in January 1066, an Anglo-Saxon aristocrat, Harold Godwinson, assumed the throne. There was a slight problem. William, Duke of Normandy, claimed that Edward had promised him the crown.
60-Second Civics: Episode 5248, Anglo-Saxon Law: Ideas that Informed the American Founders, Part 48 Despite the Viking domination of England from 787 until 1042, Anglo-Saxon law and customs survived. The Anglo-Saxons valued a person's word, but Anglo-Saxon law required more than that.
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