Mr. Beat
Can the Police Take Your DNA? Maryland v. King
A man is arrested and a sample of his DNA is taken and put into a database. The DNA sample comes back months later to reveal it matched the DNA in a rape case and he is charged with the rape. Wait a second, what about the Fourth Amendment?
Cerebellum
The Judicial Branch Of Government - The Supreme Court Chief Justices
The Supreme Court’s responsibility is to interpret all laws and ensure that they do not conflict with the founding principles of the Constitution. This video discusses the Supreme Court Justices and how they handled the role. The video...
Hip Hughes History
Constitutional Interpretation & The Supreme Court: American Government Review
There are two basic ways of approaching reading the Constitution; strict and loose. Both are given props in this video, so whoever your favorite founding father peeps are, something in here should give you a smile. Of course some might...
TLDR News
Supreme Court Opens Trump’s Tax Returns What We Could Learn - TLDR News
Yesterday (Thursday 9th July 2020) the US Supreme Court ruled on two cases related to Trump’s tax returns - potentially allowing a New York Grand Jury to examine his financial records. In this video we examine the implications of this...
Hip Hughes History
What is a Grand Jury? American Government Review
What is a Grand Jury? How does a Grand Jury work? What is the meaning of the 5th amendment? In this short lecture we look at the origins of the Grand Jury, how it made it's way into the Bill of Rights, how they operate as well showing...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Patricia Albjerg Graham - Schooling America
Patricia Albjerg Graham is a leading historian of American education. She began her teaching career in Deep Creek, Virginia, and later taught in Norfolk, Virginia, and New York City. She has also served as a high-school guidance...
Curated Video
Thurgood Marshall: From School Suspension to Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall, the most successful civil rights lawyer of all time and America’s first Supreme court Justice, was instrumental in the fight for equality in the United States.
Religion for Breakfast
Ceremonial Deism: The Religion of the Supreme Court
In this episode we examine the topic: Ceremonial Deism: The Religion of the Supreme Court
Mr. Beat
Debs v. United States
Canton, Ohio June 16, 1918 Eugene Debs, the famous labor activist and five-time Socialist Party of America presidential candidate, gives a speech, opposing World War One. He is careful with his words, for he knows that, under the...
Religion for Breakfast
Should Public Schools Teach Religion?
Should Public Schools Teach Religion? Is religious illiteracy a problem? If so, how should we fix it?
Curated Video
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 understand the intention of the “full...
The Wall Street Journal
Commerce and the Courts
This administration is on course to set a transformative number of judicial appointments. The wave of new conservative judges could change society and business. Two views.
Weird History
George Carlins - 7 Words
For decades, George Carlin was one of the most original and popular comedians to take the stage. His “Seven Words You Can Never Say on TV” routine is often hailed as a masterpiece of standup comedy and helped him get the title of one of...
Hip Hughes History
Marbury v Madison Explained: US History Review
A super fun exploration of one of the nation's most important judicial decisions, Marbury vs Madison.
Mr. Beat
United States v. Windsor
Toronto, Canada May 2007 After being in a relationship together for 44 years, Edith Windsor and Thea Spyer get married. In Canada, same-sex marriage is legal. However, in New York City, where Edie and Thea live, it is not. In fact, at...
TLDR News
Biden Vs Trump: The First Debate Highlights Explained - TLDR News
Last night, the first Presidential Debate of the 2020 Election took place in Ohio, and saw President Donald Trump and Former Vice-President Joe Biden go head-to-head for the first time. In this video, we cut through the cross-talk to...
The Wall Street Journal
Power And The Presidency
Ever since the days of Teddy Roosevelt, denizens of the White House have pushed presidential powers to new limits. Is this good for The Republic? And what - if anything - should be done about it?
Makematic
The Quill Pen
How the quill pen helped to promote literacy in North America and played a part in the founding of the nation.
Cerebellum
America: Growth Of A New Nation 1798-1814 - The 1800 Election, The Judiciary Act (1801), Marbury V Madison (1803)
American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. This video looks at the 1800...
Jack Rackam
Father of the Supreme Court | The Life & Times of John Marshall
We return once more to the USA! Chief Justice John Marshall, after turning down jobs as state attorney and attorney general, turned out to be one of the most influential justices the Supreme Court has ever had, and is more or less the...
Hip Hughes History
A Supreme Court Crisis?
With the death of Justice Antonin Scalia during an Presidential Election the nation has been thrown into a potential Constitutional crisis. Should President Obama be able to choose Scalia's replacement or should we wait until the next...
Hip Hughes History
Should Apple Unlock the Terrorist's i-Phone?
A quick look at the battle between Apple and the Federal Government, discussing the Judiciary Act of 1789, the All Writs Act and the balance between privacy and security. Be sure to leave your own opinion in the comments!
Cerebellum
The Legislative Branch Of Government - Functions Of The Legislative Branch
This video looks at how the Legislative branch can check the powers of the Supreme Court, the types of laws congress can make, how the constitution can be amended, how investigations are conducted, the process of impeachment and the role...
Mr. Beat
How Animal Guts Gutted the 14th Amendment | The Slaughterhouse Cases
In episode 51 of Supreme Court Briefs, animal guts in the drinking water of New Orleans leads to the first major interpretation of the 14th Amendment by the Supreme Court.