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60 Second Civics: Woman Suffrage: Part 5
The changing roles of women in World War I gave added momentum to women's struggle for the right to vote, eventually leading to the 19th Amendment.
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60 Second Civics: Native Americans and Voting: Part 1
Native Americans were perceived in the Constitution as non-citizens and were not allowed to vote or receive representation in the government.
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60 Second Civics: Native Americans and Voting: Part 2
Even with the passing of the Fourteenth Amendment, Native Americans were not recognized as full citizens of the United States, so still could not vote.
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60 Second Civics: Native Americans and Voting: Part 3
A series of government acts, beginning with the Dawes Act in 1887, offered citizenship to Native Americans, with the aim of destabilizing tribal governments and absorbing Native Americans into mainstream society.
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60 Second Civics: Native Americans and Voting: Part 4
Native Americans faced many obstacles to the enjoyment of full citizenship rights even after the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924. It was not until the 1960s that Congress enacted legislation to ensure that they and other minority groups...
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60 Second Civics: Native Americans and Voting: Part 5
The 24th Amendment of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 addressed inequalities in voting rights for Native Americans and other minority groups, and removed blocks such as literacy tests and language fluency.
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60 Second Civics: Eighteen Year Olds and the Vote
Describes how eighteen-year-olds won the right to vote, and the passing of the 26th Amendment by Congress.
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60 Second Civics: Introduction to Congress
Explains the role of Congress in the American government, as a representative of people and of the states.
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60 Second Civics: Congress and the British Parliament
Discusses how the structure of Congress differs from the British parliamentary system.
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60 Second Civics: The House of Lords
The House of Lords is one chamber of the British Parliament. Until 1999, members of the House of Lords inherited their seats.
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60 Second Civics: The House of Commons
The features of the House of Commons in the British parliamentary system are explained.
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60 Second Civics: Representation in the House and Senate
The House and the Senate were designed in different ways so that all people would be represented. There would be room for change if people wanted it, yet there was also built-in stability.
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60 Second Civics: Parliamentary System Prohibited by the Constitution
Explains how a provision in Article I of the Constitution prevents the United States from adopting any form of a parliamentary system.
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60 Second Civics: Elections in the British Parliament
Characteristics of elections in the British parliamentary system are described. These differ from the system in the United States.
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60 Second Civics: Frequency of Elections for Congress
Elections for Congress must adhere to a specific schedule, unlike the House of Commons in the British Parliament.
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60 Second Civics: Federalism in the United States and Great Britain
Federalism in the United States is structured differently from the government of Great Britain.
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60 Second Civics: Limits to Congressional Power: Specific and Generalized Power
Outlines the limits on the powers that are granted to Congress by the Constitution.
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60 Second Civics: Limits to Congressional Power
Lists the ways that the powers of Congress are limited.
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60 Second Civics: Powers of Congress
Congress has four main categories of power, described in this podcast.
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60 Second Civics: Bill of Rights: Part 1
A description of the Bill of Rights, which had ten amendments in its original form.
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60 Second Civics: Bill of Rights: Part 2
Explains how the Bill of Rights came to be, and how the Supreme Court was able to extend its application through the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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60 Second Civics: Powers of Congress: Implied Powers: Part 1
Implied powers of Congress are implicitly suggested by powers that are overtly expressed in the Constitution, as described in the examples in this podcast.
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60 Second Civics: Powers of Congress: Implied Powers: Part 2
Describes the implied powers of Congress that allow it to create administrative agencies to make rules and execute laws.
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60 Second Civics: Powers of Congress: Implied Powers: Part 3
Congressional oversight is one of the most important implied powers of Congress. This power allows Congress to monitor administrative agencies it has created.