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60 Second Civics: We the People Lesson 29 Part 1: What It Means to Be a Citizen
What does it mean to you to be a citizen? Today we discuss the meaning of American citizenship.
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60 Second Civics: We the People Lesson 29 Part 2: u.s. Citizenship
What's the difference between a U.S. citizens and a legal permanent resident? How do you become a citizen? We find out on today's podcast.
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60 Second Civics: We the People: Personal and Political Rights
On today's 60-Second Civics, we explore personal and political rights.
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60 Second Civics: We the People Lesson 29 Part 4: Economic Rights
Today we learn about economic rights and are reminded of situation in which rights can be limited.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 172 Property Requirement for Voting
On today's podcast, we discuss the property requirement for voting in the American colonies.
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60 Second Civics: We the People Lesson 29 Part 6: Civil Disobedience
What did Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King Jr have in common? We find out on today's podcast.
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60 Second Civics: We the People Lesson 30 Part 2: Civic Participation
Civic participation is very important to American democracy. Learn how you can get involved on today's podcast.
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60 Second Civics: We the People: Why You Should Participate in Government
Our republic requires the participation of it citizens in order to function.
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60 Second Civics: Life in the American Colonies: The Diverse American Colonies
The diversity of the thirteen colonies created a society that was different from that of Europe.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 173: Colonial Legislatures Versus Parliament
Today we discuss differences between colonial American legislatures and the British Parliament.
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60 Second Civics: Life in the American Colonies: A Land of Opportunity for Some
Many Americans in the colonies were prosperous, but not everyone was treated equally.
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60 Second Civics: John Locke and the State of Nature
Today we are introduced to the natural rights philosophy of John Locke.
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60 Second Civics: Why Do People Need a Government? Part 5: Human Equality
Do people naturally have equal political rights? John Locke thought so.
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60 Second Civics: Republican Government Part 1: The Roman Republic
The American Founders saw the Roman Republic as both an example and a warning.
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60 Second Civics: Direct Democracy and Republican Government
What sort of government did the Roman Republic have? We find out on today's podcast.
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60 Second Civics:introduction to the Declaration of Independence Discussion
Over the next weeks, we will describe the circumstances that produced the Declaration of Independence.
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60 Second Civics: Republican Government Part 4: Common Good and Civic Virtue
The main purpose of government, according to the Founders, is to promote the common good.
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60 Second Civics: Republican Government: Cincinnatus a Model of Civic Virtue
Who was Cincinnatus? The American Founders thought all American should emulate him.
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60 Second Civics: Resistance to Increasing British Control
Unpopular taxes like the Stamp Act spawned popular resistance in the colonies.
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60 Second Civics: Stamp Act Congress and the Daughters of Liberty
On today's podcast, we learn about the Stamp Act Congress, the Declaratory Act, and the Daughters of Liberty.
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60 Second Civics: The Declaration of Independence Part 4: The Boston Massacre
Who represented the soldiers during the trial for the Boston Massacre? The answer may surprise you.
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60 Second Civics:the Declaration of Independence Part 5: The Boston Tea Party
The Tea Act led directly to the incident known as the Boston Tea Party, a prelude to the American Revolution.
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60 Second Civics: The Declaration of Independence Part 7: Lexington and Concord
Today on the podcast we learn about the start of the Revolutionary War.
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60 Second Civics: The Declaration of Independence Part 8: A State of Rebellion
On today's podcast, the king declares the colonies to be in a state of rebellion and a committee is appointed to write the Declaration of Independence.