Curated Video
In re Gault: Juvenile Rights
In re Gault was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that ensured juveniles accused of a crime would receive the same Fourteenth Amendment rights as adults. It all stemmed from a teenager making a prank call.
Mr. Beat
Can Recorded Testimony Be Used in Court? | Crawford v. Washington
In episode 25 of Supreme Court Briefs, a man stabs another man, but calls it self-defense. However, the only witness can't testify in court, so they use her recorded police interrogation instead. Wait a second, CAN THEY DO THAT?!?
Curated Video
In re Gault: Juvenile Rights
In re Gault was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that ensured juveniles accused of a crime would receive the same Fourteenth Amendment rights as adults. It all stemmed from a teenager making a prank call.
Mazz Media
RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED IN AMERICA
RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED IN AMERICA CHAPTER 1. The Fourth Amendment Viewers will learn that the Fourth Amendment begins with the assumption that citizens have the right to live free from unreasonable interference from the government....
Mazz Media
FEDERAL SUPREMACY AND SELECTIVE INCORPORATION
CHAPTER 1. Federal Supremacy Students will learn about the "supremacy clause" of the constitution that states that the constitution and the laws passed by congress are the "supreme law of the land". Further, viewers will come to...
Mr. Beat
Gideon v. Wainwright
Reading Through History: The Great Supreme Court Cases Panama City, Florida June 3, 1961 Sometime between midnight and 8am, someone breaks into the Bay Harbor Poolroom and steals money from a cash register. One witness reported that they...
Mazz Media
RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED IN AMERICA
RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED IN AMERICA CHAPTER 1. The Fourth Amendment Viewers will learn that the Fourth Amendment begins with the assumption that citizens have the right to live free from unreasonable interference from the government....
Hip Hughes History
The Sixth Amendment Explained: The Constitution for Dummies Series
The 6th Amendment to the US Constitution and the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury explained.
Mazz Media
Incorporation Doctrine
The program explains that the Bill of Rights only applied to actions by the federal government and that state governments were not obligated to uphold those rights. Students will learn how the Supreme Court, interpreted the Fourteenth...
Mr. Beat
Crawford v. Washington
Olympia, Washington August 5, 1999 Sylvia Crawford tells her husband, Michael Crawford, that a man named Kenneth Lee had attempted to rape her. Michael Crawford, who had been heavily drinking some alcohol, does not go to the police to...
Mazz Media
The Sixth Amendment: Rights of the Accused
In this program students will learn that the sixth amendment to the constitution guarantees the rights of people accused of a crime. Viewers will learn about those rights and how they protect citizens. Students will also learn how the...
Hip Hughes History
The Bill of Rights Hand Game: US History Review
The Bill of Rights explained for students studying US History and Govenrment.
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...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: Jury Selection: Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Company
A documentary of an African-American construction worker, Thaddeus Edmonson, who sued his employer after the company stopped paying for medical costs incurred from a work injury. The case morphed into a fight for the right to an...
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: 5th, 6th and 8th Amendments Pt. 1: Introduction
Introduces a series on the Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: 5th, 6th and 8th Amendments Pt. 9: Right to Counsel
Explains what right to counsel means.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: 5th, 6th and 8th Amendments Pt. 11: Criminal Trial
The 5th and 6th Amendments protect the rights of defendants to fair treatment in a criminal trial by establishing a strict set of procedures that must be followed.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics:5th, 6th and 8th Amendments Pt.12: Right to Speedy/public Trial
Discusses the rationale behind the right to a speedy and public trial.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: 5th, 6th and 8th Amendments Pt.13: Public Trial vs. Fair Trial
The Sixth Amendment protects one's right to a speedy and public trial, but a judge can use discretion in limiting the amount of publicitiy a trial gets if too much can potentially jeopardize a defendant's right to a fair trial.