Curated Video
Stepping Forward: The Fight for College Integration
For Autherine Lucy and Pollie Anne Myers, trying to get an education was an act of courage in itself.
TLDR News
Will the Supreme Court Limit Abortion Access? The Mississippi Case Explained - TLDR News
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Curated Video
Linda Brown: The Schoolgirl who Changed America
Linda Brown was just 9-years-old when she was thrust into the national spotlight, as she fought - and won - against racial segregation in the American school system.
Curated Video
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund
Thurgood Marshall represented the country's first civil and human rights law firm. Known as the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, they raised money, amassed lawyers, and launched lawsuits throughout the country to fight segregation.
Hip Hughes History
The Anti-Federalist Papers Explained
The Federalist Papers get all the love! An overview of the Anti-Fed Papers and their arguments for opposing the US Constitution.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
EB Insights: Supreme Court
Learn more about the U.S. Supreme Court, including how a new justice is seated.
The Business Professor
Understanding the Breakdown of State Court Systems
The video provides an overview of the state court system in the United States, including the hierarchy of courts and their respective jurisdictions. It explains that almost every state has trial courts with subdivisions of limited...
Hip Hughes History
Religious Freedom or Discrimination? The Gay Wedding Cake Case
A short summary of the case the Supreme Court will examine of the Masterpiece Cake Shop and it's refusal to serve a gay wedding reception with a fair examination of the Constitutional issues involved.
Cerebellum
Compromise And Conflict in America: 1848-1857 - The Compromise Of 1850 And The Fugitive Slave Act
This video looks at the documents conceived in a period when the civil rights of women and Native Americans were in question, and slavery was driving a wedge between slaveholders and abolitionists. Educators from noted American...
Mr. Beat
Why the Supreme Court Is Relevant Marbury v. Madison
The Supreme Court becomes kind of a big deal by getting judicial review.
Next Animation Studio
U.S. Supreme Court nomination process explained
President Barack Obama picked centrist Judge Merrick Garland to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the sudden death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Politics aside, the nomination process is simple enough.
Hip Hughes History
Federalist Paper #78 Explained: Government Review
HipHughes tackles the elusive Federalist Paper #78 and Hamilton's defense of the judiciary. A super duper starting point for kids wrapping their head around the big idea.Great for flippers, test review or just for plain ole' learning fun!
TLDR News
New Gerrymandering in 2021: Are the Midterm Elections Being Stolen? - TLDR News
Gerrymandering is major issue when it comes to elections, with parties attempting to skew boundaries to give themselves the edge. Going into the next election cycle most states now have new electoral boundaries so we want to review...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
The Roots of Black Lives Matter: From Dred Scott to Ferguson
In this video, Bishop John Selders discusses the origins and significance of the Black Lives Matter movement, drawing connections to historical events such as the Dred Scott case. He highlights the pivotal moment in Ferguson following...
The Business Professor
Appeal to US Supreme Court
This Video Explains Appeals to the US Supreme Court
Mr. Beat
Affirmative Action for College Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
A man claims to be reverse discriminated against when he applies for UC Davis Medical School. Does affirmative action go against the Constitution?
Mazz Media
The Fifth Amendment: Rights of the Accused
This video examines the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution and the rights of citizens accused of crimes. Students will learn about Miranda rights and self-incrimination. Viewers will also come to understand what it means...
Curated Video
Is Now The Time to Talk About Guns?
Gun control in the United States has been a loaded term for decades. So who is favour of the Second Amendment – and who is fighting back against it?
The Wall Street Journal
The Imperial Presidency?
Has the office of the president, over the years, become too powerful for American democracy? And is this what the founding fathers had in mind?
Cerebellum
Emergence Of Modern America: The Progressive Era - The Square Deal
Just the Facts: The Emergence of Modern America: The Progressive Era uses fascinating historical footage to explore six decades that shaped modern America. The series examines the Gilded Age in the late 19th century, the Progressive Era...
Curated Video
Harriet Robinson Scott: A Personal Fight for Emancipation with National Ramifications
The story of the enslaved woman who challenged slavery in the highest court in the United States.