Instructional Video
TED Talks

Ted Ed: A 3 Minute Guide to the Bill of Rights

9th - 10th
Daily, Americans exercise their rights secured by the Constitution. The most widely discussed and debated part of the Constitution is known as the Bill of Rights. Belinda Stutzman provides a refresher course on exactly what the first ten...
Instructional Video
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: The Slaughterhouse Cases

9th - 10th
The first major post-Civil-War Supreme Court decision, popularly know as the Slaughterhouse Cases, resulted in a pivotal interpretation of the relatively new Fourteenth Amendment. Larry Kramer, Dean at Stanford Law School, discusses why...
Instructional Video
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: The Constitution: That Delicate Balance

9th - 10th
View this collection of Emmy award winning Videos on Demand which draw attention to many present day controversial topics and are debated by various professionals.
Instructional Video
Cyberbee

We the People, Behind the Scenes With Ben Franklin

3rd - 8th
An interactive website about Ben Franklin and the framing of the US Constitution.
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: The Promise to Draft a Bill of Rights

9th - 10th
Federalists had to promise to create a bill of rights in order to get the Constitution approved. They were keen on following through because people were suspicious of the new governement. [1 min. 2 secs.]
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Government and Politics #5: Constitutional Compromises

9th - 10th
Crash Course video in which Craig Benzine discusses the failures of the Article of Confederation leading to the subsequent evolution of our current Constitutional government. [8:56]
Audio
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Exploring "We the People"

9th - 10th
At this site from NPR you can learn all about the Constitution Center that opened in Philadelphia on July 4, 2003. This interactive museum teaches visitors about the Constitution and has live shows, fascinating exhibits, and videos.
Instructional Video
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: Madison's Influence on the Us Constitution

9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Stanford University's Jack Rakove speaks of the influence Founding Father James Madison had on the development of the U.S. Constitution. [2:21]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Presidential Power | Crash Course Government and Politics

9th - 10th Standards
In this video, learn about the powers of the President of the United States are, as defined in the U.S. Constitution including appointing judges, granting pardons, vetoing laws, and acting as the nation's chief diplomat on foreign policy...
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A&E Television

History.com: What Is Veto Power?

9th - 10th
What power does the U.S. Constitution grant the president over laws passed by Congress? In this video [2:48] learn more about the purpose of veto power and how presidents have used it.