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60 Second Civics: Episode 195 Principles of State Constitutions

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On today's podcast, we examine the principles common to all state constitutions.
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60 Second Civics: State Constitutions: Higher Law and Natural Rights

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Today we discuss higher law and natural rights in state constitutions.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Episode 198 Right to Vote in Early America

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Today we discuss representation and the right to vote in early American state constitutions.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 199: Legislative Supremacy Part 1

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Today we examine the concept of legislative supremacy in American state constitutions.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 201: Legislative Supremacy Part 3

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Today we discuss the third reason for states' confidence in legislative supremacy.
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60 Second Civics: State Constitutions

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The features of state constitutions and bills of rights are covered in this podcast.
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60 Second Civics: Changing State Constitutions

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Examines how state constitutions have changed over the years.
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60 Second Civics: State Constitutional Amendments

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Discusses state constitutional amendments, and the different laws states may have, e.g., over the issue of same-sex marriage.
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60 Second Civics: Federalism Pt. 7: State Constitutions and Bills of Rights

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Every state has its own constitution and a bill of rights, which is usually at the beginning of the constitution.
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60 Second Civics: Federalism Pt. 15: State Constitutions and Amendments

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State constitutions have been changed and amended numerous times.
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60 Second Civics: Federalism Pt. 17: State Constitutions

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Presents interesting facts about state constitutions, such as how often they have been changed, which state has the oldest, which one has the longest, etc.
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60 Second Civics: Bill of Rights Pt. 4: Binding Bills of Rights

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Contrasts the English Bills of Rights, which can be changed, with the state bills of rights, which are binding.
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60 Second Civics: Bill of Rights Pt. 5: Virginia Declaration of Rights Section 1

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Discusses the Virginia Declaration of Rights of 1776.
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60 Second Civics: Bill of Rights Pt. 6: Virginia Declaration of Rights Sec. 2, 3

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Discusses the relationship between rights and government authority as stated in the Virginia Declaration of Rights.
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60 Second Civics: Bill of Rights Pt. 7: Virginia Declaration of Rights: Limits

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Discusses the limits that the Virginia Declaration of Rights set on the government, so that rights were protected.
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60 Second Civics: Bill of Rights Pt. 8: Bills of Rights in State Constitutions

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All state constitutions have bills of rights in them, usually placed at the beginning.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 1597: Basic Rights in State Constitutions

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On today's 60-Second Civics, we learn about the basic rights included in state constitutions.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 1602: State Declarations of Rights

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State declarations of rights were meant to show that people had certain rights that could not be taken away.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 1603: The Virginia Declaration of Rights

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On today's podcast, we learn about the Virginia Declaration of Rights.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 1604: State Bills of Rights

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State bills of rights included many of the rights we now recognize as essential.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 202: Legislative Supremacy Part 4

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On the podcast today, we discuss examples of legislative supremacy in state constitutions.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 203: Legislative Supremacy Part 5

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Today we continue our discussion of legislative supremacy in state constitutions.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 204: Massachusetts Constitution Part 1

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On today's episode, we examine the Massachusetts constitution.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 205: Massachusetts Constitution Part 2

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Today we discuss the executive branch of the Massachusetts constitution.