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60 Second Civics: Rights in British History Pt. 9: The Glorious Revolution
Why was the Glorious Revolution important?
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60 Second Civics:rights in British History Pt.11: eng.bill of Rights Protections
What is the English Bill of Rights?
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60 Second Civics: Rights in British History Pt. 12: Freedom of Religion
On today's podcast, we discuss just what rights were not protected by the English Bill of Rights.
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60 Second Civics: Rights in British History Pt. 13: American Constitutionalism
What Americans got from the English Bill of Rights: rule of law, parliamentary supremacy, government by contract and consent, and balance of powers.
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60 Second Civics: Rights in British History Pt. 15: Habeas Corpus, Trial by Jury
Why are the rights to habeas corpus and trial by jury so important?
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60 Second Civics: Rights in British History Pt. 16: Habeas Corpus
Today we learn about the writ of habeas corpus.
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60 Second Civics: European and American Differences Pt. 1: Land of Opportunity
What were some of the important differences between eighteenth-century Europe and America? Find out on today's podcast.
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60 Second Civics: European and American Differences Pt. 2: No Rigid Class System
In colonial America, equality was very important, and laws made it easier to own land than in Europe.
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60 Second Civics: European and American Differences Pt. 3: Equality, Opportunity
America was a land where a person could rise from the least advantaged circumstances to the highest levels of society.
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60 Second Civics:european and American Differences Pt. 4:life, Liberty, Property
Property was important in colonial America: If you didn't own any, you couldn't vote.
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60 Second Civics: Eur. Amer. Differences Pt. 5: Massachusetts Body of Liberties
Today we discuss the Massachusetts Body of Liberties.
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60 Second Civics: European and American Differences Pt. 6: Rights in Colonies
Today we describe how rights in colonial America were not extended to everyone.
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60 Second Civics: European American Differences Pt. 8: America No Longer Ignored
After the 1763, Great Britain started taxing America to pay for Seven Years' War.
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60 Second Civics:european American Differences Pt. 9:rising Conflict in Colonies
Americans did not like taxes levied by far-distant London. Sometimes, the backlash was violent.
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60 Second Civics: European American Differences Pt. 10: Shot Heard Around World
One of the causes of the American Revolution was colonial resistance to taxation without representation.
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60 Second Civics:european American Differences Pt. 11: Conflict Over Sovereignty
The American Revolution had one central conflict at its core: Parliamentary sovereignty versus natural rights.
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60 Second Civics: State Declarations of Rights Pt. 1: A Revolutionary Period
After 1776, each state created its own framework for government. The results were revolutionary.
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60 Second Civics: State Declarations of Rights Pt. 2: Rights, Then Government
The framers of state constitutions after 1776 first made sure that certain basic rights of the people were protected.
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60 Second Civics: State Declarations of Rights Pt. 3: Virginia Declaration
The Virginia Declaration of Rights was a very influential document. Learn more on today's podcast.
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60 Second Civics: State Declarations of Rights Pt. 5: Civic Virtue
The Virginia Declaration of Rights protected many rights, but it also stressed the need for civic virtue.
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60 Second Civics: State Declarations of Rights Pt. 6: Rights Missing
Certain rights we value highly today were not protected by the Virginia Declaration of Rights. This gave ammunition to opponents of the Bill of Rights.
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60 Second Civics:state Declarations of Rights Pt. 7:state Declarations of Rights
Most states adopted bills of rights that strongly resembled the Virginia Declaration of Rights.
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60 Second Civics: State Declarations of Rights Pt. 8: Declarations Foundations
How do state declarations of rights differ from the Bill of Rights? We find out on today's episode.
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60 Second Civics: Rights After Independence Pt. 1: Threat of National Government
Americans during the eighteenth century thought that the greatest threat to their rights came from the national government.