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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: The Supremacy Clause and Checks & Balances

9th - 10th
James Madison didn't get everything he wanted during the Philadelphia Convention, but the Supremacy Clause was a big accomplishment. Find out what the clause let to in this podcast. [0:56]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Article I of the Us Constitution

9th - 10th Standards
Jeffrey Rosen of the National Constitution Center in conversation with Walter Isaacson of the Aspen Institute about Article I of the Constitution. [10:43]
Instructional Video
HipHughes History

You Tube: Checks and Balances for Dummies

9th - 10th
First, you are not a dummy. But perhaps you have a yearning to just know about Checks and Balances or perhaps, and more likely, you have an exam! Mr. Hughes serves a heaping serving of simplicity as he takes you through all three...
Instructional Video
HipHughes History

You Tube: America and the Elite Theory of Democracy

9th - 10th
Mr. Hughes provides a short summary of the elite theory of government. No not communist propaganda or the Democratic playbook of hamming up class warfare, just an honest analysis of the intention of the founding fathers when drafting the...