Curated OER
Brief Overview of All Types of Government!
A video for a high school government class defines five major forms of government (monarchy, anarchy, oligarchy, democracy, and republic) and compares them in terms of pros and cons for society. The video is good, but it does highlight...
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...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Constitution and Democracy
In this video, historian Joe Ellis and Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson discuss the Constitution, democracy, and the issues the founding fathers grappled with. [8:03]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Founding Principles: Final Principles
Through a study of foundational documents like the Federalist Papers (#10, #37, and #85), students learn about the most important principles at the core of American democracy. The episode covers the separation of powers, checks and...
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Popular Sovereignty
What is popular sovereignty? Is government the master of the people, or is it the other way around? Find out on today's podcast. [1:03]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Authority Flows From the People
Popular sovereignty means that authority flows from the people to the state, not the other way around. This concept is one of the foundations of the democracy of the United States to limit the power of the government. [56 secs.]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 1169: The Elements of Democracy Part 37: Republics
A woman once asked Benjamin Franklin what sort of government we have. He replied, "a republic, madam, if you can keep it."
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Republican Government: The Advantages of Republican Government
Today we discuss the advantages of republican government.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Republican Government
Looks at the characteristics of a republican government.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: The Founders Choose Republican
Looks at the reasons that the Founders preferred a republican government.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics:economic Turmoil Breeds Discontent in the Early Republic
On today's podcast, economic turmoil breeds discontent after the Revolution.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Federalist Papers
Lynne Cheney, author of "James Madison: A Life Reconsidered" in conversation with Walter Isaacson of the Aspen Institute about the Federalist Papers. [3:58]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Political Parties
Lynne Cheney, author of "James Madison: A Life Reconsidered" in conversation with Walter Isaacson of the Aspen Institute about the early formation of political parties. [4:41]