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Curated Video
Voting in Ancient Athens
The United States is a representative democracy where people vote for politicians to govern on their behalf – but voting in the direct democracy of ancient Athens was a very different process.
Mediacorp
Mystical Islam: Exploring Indonesia's Tolerance and Tradition
This video explores the mystical Islamic practices in Jogjakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. It highlights the syncretism of beliefs, including Hindu, Buddhist, Sufi, and animist, within the Kujawa version of Islam.
Deciphering...
Deciphering...
Independent Producers
Direct Democracy in Athens
Modern campaigning can get pretty dirty, but politicians today are only taking their cues from politicians in ancient Athens. This public radio story describes how direct democracy was carried out in ancient Athens, a Greek city-state....
Mr. Beat
Can Congress Have Term Limits
In episode 46 of Supreme Court Briefs, Arkansas tries to get rid of career politicians through indirect term limits. Yeah but is it legal?
Mediacorp
Examining the Focus on the Gay Community in Indonesia
This video discusses a concerned group that focuses on criticizing and opposing the gay community, criminalizing sex outside of marriage, and imposing their own moral values on Indonesian society. It highlights the importance of...
Curated Video
Immigrant
This live-action video program is about the word Immigrant. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Immigrant through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
Curated Video
The Sixth Amendment: Rights of the Accused
In this program students will learn that the sixth amendment to the constitution guarantees the rights of people accused of a crime. Viewers will learn about those rights and how they protect citizens. Students will also learn how the...
Curated Video
Designing the Constitution: Learning from our Ancestors
How the Founding Fathers used the experiences of other democratic societies to inform the US Constitution.
Curated Video
What is a Citizen? From Ancient Athens to the US
Citizenship allows people to participate in the democratic process, but the road to inclusive citizenship has not been a smooth one.
Curated Video
Civic Engagement: Power to the People
Democracy was born when the Athenian government transitioned from the “rule of a few” to the “rule of many”, around 3,000 years ago.
The March of Time
1948: U.S. MEXICO VACATION PLANNING: INT VS Family at table looking at traveling brochures. CU Mexico brochures. EXT WS Brentanos book store, NYC. MS Woman, table of books on Mexico. MS Man showing book to woman. CU Books.
MOT 1948: U.S. MEXICO VACATION PLANNING: INT VS Family at table looking at traveling brochures. CU Mexico brochures. EXT WS Brentanos book store, NYC. MS Woman, table of books on Mexico. MS Man showing book to woman. CU Books.
60 Second Histories
Democracy in Ancient Greece
A Greek philosopher explains how democracy began in Ancient Greece including the oligarchy system of rule
PBS
Pbs Kids Clubhouse Adventures: Get Up & Go Play!: Being a Good Citizen
In this segment of KIDS Clubhouse Adventures, co-host Abby Brown learns from students what it means to be a good citizen at their school. Students demonstrate how taking responsibility for jobs in the classroom is a privilege!
Other
Youtube: What Is a Good Citizen?
A class of students are interviewed about their thoughts on what makes a good citizen. [1:59]
Other
Citizen Schools: Youtube: Calling All Citizens! An American Story
An introduction to the concept of a Citizen School inspired by those for those who have nowhere to go after school, those who often drop out of school before graduating, those who do not consider going to college so they might become...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Citizenship: Making Government Work: Democracy in America
Explore the concept of citizenship, review the definition of being a United States citizen and the rights associated with citizenship, then learn about the naturalization process and test your knowledge with a 20-question civics exam in...