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Democracy
A class brainstorming session in response to the question, "What is Democracy?" results in a giant web of words and the concluding statement, "Democracy is one of the few words that should not be defined by only one person." A...
Bill of Rights Institute
Constitutional Principles: The Rule of Law
Invite your young citizens to consider the depth, significance, and necessity of the rule of law. This video focuses particularly on the American commitment to rule of law since the nation's inception with the...
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Big Ideas that Changed the World: Democracy (Part 1/5)
Democracy - "use it or lose it" is the point of view of this British narrator as he explores the history and development of this big idea that changed the world. Part one of the five-part series explores the challenges to democracy...
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Big Ideas that Changed the World: Democracy (Part 5/5)
The series ends with the narrator's statements of conviction: The human race (is) like survivors in a life boat with one loaf of bread. There are only three ways of distributing it: you sell it so the rich gobble it up, fight for it so...
TED-Ed
Why Do Americans Vote on Tuesdays?
Why do Americans vote on Tuesdays? As your class will learn from this video, this specific voting day in United States presidential elections stems from no substantial historical origin. Instead, speaker Jacob Soboroff brings attention...
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Voting
This short, humorous video, produced prior to the 2008 election, takes a quick look at the history and future of voting machines and technologies.
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Brief Overview of All Types of Government!
A video for a high school government class defines five major forms of government (monarchy, anarchy, oligarchy, democracy, and republic) and compares them in terms of pros and cons for society. The video is good, but it does highlight...
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Ancient Athens Part 1
The History ChannelÕs celebration of Greek World History Week begins with a look at Athens. Burned by invading Persians and reconstructed by Pericles, the animated reconstructions let viewers tour this most famous city of the ancient...
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Constitution Lecture 4: Democracy or Republic?
Part four defines oligarchy, monarchy, republic, and democracy. Each type of government is defined in terms of its linguistic and historical origins and how rights are granted in each form of government. Give your upper graders a clear...