Weird History
How Founding Fathers Handled Yellow Fever
George Washington's second inauguration took place in Philadelphia in March 1793. Six months later, yellow fever had ripped through America's capital city, taking 5,000 lives. How did the Founding Fathers react when the epidemic called...
Wonderscape
History Kids: Constitutional Amendments 6 - 10
This video provides an overview of the Bill of Rights and its importance in protecting the rights of individuals in the United States. It discusses the 6th Amendment, which guarantees the right to a fair trial by an impartial jury, the...
Wonderscape
History Kids: Constitutional Amendments 16 - 20
Explore Constitutional Amendments 16 through 20 and understand why the Bill of Rights was a necessary addition to the Constitution. Detailed explanations of the amendments are presented with landmark cases and an analysis of each...
Wonderscape
History Kids: Three Branches of Government
This video provides an overview of the three branches of the United States government: legislative, executive, and judicial. It explains how these branches work together and have checks and balances to prevent any one branch from...
Wonderscape
History Kids: The Judicial Branch
This video provides a description of the establishment and structure of the Judicial Branch of the United States government. The video also discusses the three levels of federal courts - district courts, circuit courts, and the Supreme...
Hearst Metrotone News
Actors impersonating the Founding Fathers reenact the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Actors impersonating the Founding Fathers reenact the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
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MS View of George Washington statue in front of Federal Hall National Memorial / New York City, New York, USA
MS View of George Washington statue in front of Federal Hall National Memorial / New York City, New York, USA
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Montage of shots of the Jefferson Memorial
Montage of shots of the Jefferson Memorial at The National Cherry Blossom Festival on April 03, 2011 in Washington, DC (Footage by Getty Images)
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WS People passing by Federal Hall National Memorial / New York City, New York, USA
WS People passing by Federal Hall National Memorial / New York City, New York, USA
Curated Video
RR9924/C JEFFERSON: REUNION
USA, CHARLOTTESVILLE, RECENT: jib track from statue of Thomas Jefferson to front of Monticello, Jefferson's plantation house; family group assemble; tilt from white boy to black man; marble bust of Thomas Jefferson; tilt from tree to...
Bloomberg
Trump: We Did Nothing Wrong
Dec.19 -- President Donald Trump talks about the impeachment during a “Keep America Great” rally in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Curated Video
How The Supreme Court Became What It Is Today
America's approval of the highest court in the land is declining, and how was the U.S. Supreme Court created.
Curated OER
American Presidents: John Adams
The first president to live in the White House, John Adams was not particularly popular. He took a lot of flack from his supporters when he refused to go to war with France. Although he could be responsible for the western United States,...
Curated OER
Constitution Lecture 4: Democracy or Republic?
Part four defines oligarchy, monarchy, republic, and democracy. Each type of government is defined in terms of its linguistic and historical origins and how rights are granted in each form of government. Give your upper graders a clear...
National Constitution Center
National Constitution Center: Constitution Hall Pass: The Judicial Branch
Video introduced by Judge Sandra Day O'Connor where she talks about the judicial branch. It then takes us on a tour of the National Constitution Center where we are told about the Constitutional Convention, with statues of the Founding...
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: George Mason Part 1
George Mason is one of America's forgotten Founders. This podcast sheds light on why that is. [1:20]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: The Reluctant Founder
George Mason played an important role in ensuring that a bill of rights was added to the Constitution, yet he remains one of the country's least-known Founders. [1 min. 9 secs.]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: The Sharp Spoken Planter
George Mason was known as the "sharp-spoken planter." His personality may have inhibited his fame. [1 min. 4 secs.]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: George Mason: Childhood and Youth
George Mason triumphs over tragedy, reads widely, and becomes a lawyer. [57 secs.]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: The Fairfax Resolves
The Fairfax Resolves were supposed to set out the colonies' fundamental principles and our constitutional rights. [1 min. 9 secs.]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: The Fairfax Resolves Explained
No taxation without representation. Sound familiar? Hear about George Mason's Fairfax Resolves. [1 min. 7 secs.]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: The Pugnacious Fairfax Resolves
The hard-hitting final paragraph of the Fairfax Resolves. [1 min. 16 secs.]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: George Mason Refuses to Sign the Constitution
Learn why George Mason refused to sign the Constitution. [1 min. 7 secs.]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Mason Objects to the Constitution
George Mason objected that the Constitution contained no Bill of Rights. So he wrote about it. [1 min. 10 secs.]