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60 Second Civics: Episode 195 Principles of State Constitutions
On today's podcast, we examine the principles common to all state constitutions.
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60 Second Civics: State Constitutions: Higher Law and Natural Rights
Today we discuss higher law and natural rights in state constitutions.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 198 Right to Vote in Early America
Today we discuss representation and the right to vote in early American state constitutions.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 199: Legislative Supremacy Part 1
Today we examine the concept of legislative supremacy in American state constitutions.
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60 Second Civics: George Washington and Civilian Control of the Military
Today, in celebration of Father's Day, we discuss how the man often called the father of our country, George Washington, established the principle that the military is subordinate to civilian government.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 200 Legislative Supremacy Part 2
On today's podcast, we discuss the reasons for states' confidence in legislative supremacy.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 201: Legislative Supremacy Part 3
Today we discuss the third reason for states' confidence in legislative supremacy.
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60 Second Civics: Federalist Arguments About Civic Virtue
The Federalists were not confident that a belief in civic virtue was sufficient to ensure that the common good would be protected in a republic.
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60 Second Civics: Federalist Mistrust of Civic Virtue
Continuesf the discussion of the Federalists and their views on civic virtue.
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60 Second Civics: The Constitution Protects the Common Good
A discussion of the Federalists' claim that the Constitution set up a system of government so complicated that it would surely protect the common good.
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60 Second Civics: The Constitution Protects Basic Rights
Discusses the Federalists' argument that the responsibilities of each of the three levels of government ensure that a wide variety of interests are represented.
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60 Second Civics: Hamilton's Opposition to the Bill of Rights: Part 1
The Federalists argued against the Anti-Federalist push for a Bill of Rights.
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60 Second Civics: Hamilton's Opposition to the Bill of Rights: Part 2
Alexander Hamilton argued against a Bill of Rights on the grounds that the Constitution protected against the abuse of power already.
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60 Second Civics: Ratification: New York and Virginia
New York and Virginia were two critical states that at first refused to ratify the Constitution.
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60 Second Civics: The Last Two States to Ratify the Constitution
The road to ratification of the Constitution for North Carolina and Rhode Island was a rocky one.
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60 Second Civics: Amendments: The Bill of Rights
Discusses the amendments that became the Bill of Rights.
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60 Second Civics: George Washington and the Executive Branch
George Washington put aside any personal relationships in appointing the most qualified individuals to the executive branch, and paid scrupulous attention to the protocols set by the Constitution for the presidential office.
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60 Second Civics: Supremacy of Federal Law
In today's podcast, we discuss the supremacy of federal law.
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60 Second Civics: Expanding Suffrage
There were a number of constitutional amendments that expanded the right to vote.
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60 Second Civics: The Eleventh and Sixteenth Amendments
The Eleventh and Sixteenth Amendments overturned Supreme Court decisions.
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60 Second Civics: The Twelfth and Twentieth Amendments
The Twelfth and Twentieth Amendments dealt with issues related to federal elections that the Framers did not foresee.
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60 Second Civics: The Twenty Second and Twenty Fifth Amendments
These two amendments to the Constitution addressed issues of the presidency that the Framers had not foreseen. [1 min. 5 sec.]
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60 Second Civics: The Eighteenth Amendment
Prohibition in the United States was first enacted with the 18th Amendment, but this was later replaced with the 21st Amendment which ended prohibition.
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60 Second Civics: The Story of the Bill of Rights: Part 1
The beginning of a discussion of the story behind the Bill of Rights.