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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Rights in History Pt. 2: Introd. To Classical Republicanism

9th - 10th
The Founders were heavily influenced by the Roman Republic and particularly by the idea of the common welfare.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Rights in History Pt. 8: Feudalism

9th - 10th
Feudalism greatly influenced the Founders. Today we begin our discussion of the feudal period.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Influences on the Founders

9th - 10th
Today we examine how the Founders' knowledge and experiences informed their approach to governance.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Lessons From British and American History

9th - 10th
In today's podcast, we examine the lessons the Founders drew from British history and from American colonial history.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Two Lessons About Government

9th - 10th
Today we learn about the two important lessons the Founders learned about government from their study of history and philosophy.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Influence of the Roman Republic

9th - 10th
The Roman Republic had the greatest influence on the Founders' ideas about government.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: The Roman Republic as Example and Warning

9th - 10th
A discussion of how the history of the Roman Republic was both an example and a warning to America's founding generation.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Citizenship Pt. 2: Classical Republicanism

9th - 10th
Discusses ideas from classical republicanism that influenced the Founders of the American government.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Citizenship Pt. 4: Natural Rights and the Founders

9th - 10th
Looks at the principles of natural rights philosophy and how this philosophy influenced the Founders.