National Constitution Center
National Constitution Center: Constitution Hall Pass: The Bill of Rights
Video that examines the first ten Amendments to the Constitution which make up the Bill of Rights, their history, and their impact on the lives of Americans. [15:00]
Other
The Center on Congress: The Bill of Rights
Explains how the Bill of Rights came into being and some of the rights that are enshrined in it. [1:00]
US National Archives
Nara: Big Picture: To Keep and Bear Arms
Video [29:01] published ca. 1974 on the American rifle and its historical role in keeping America free.
TED Talks
Ted Ed: A 3 Minute Guide to the Bill of Rights
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...
Backstory Radio
Back Story Radio: Wall of Separation: Church & State in America
BackStory Radio episode exploring the separation of church and state and freedom of religion and what that has meant to various groups throughout history. Audio and transcripts are provided.
National Constitution Center
National Constitution Center: Constitution Hall Pass: Freedom of Expression
Video introduced by Judge Sandra Day O'Connor where she talks about the Supreme Court's role in making decisions about freedom of speech. We then learn about why a Constitution was needed, the struggle for ratification, and how the three...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Founding Principles: Civil Liberties
Explore how civil liberties are protected under the Bill of Rights. Through a study of foundational documents like the Constitution and key Supreme Court cases like Barron v. Baltimore, New York Times v. The United States, and Roe v....
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Government and Politics: Civil Rights and Liberties
In this episode, we review civil rights and civil liberties. Often these terms are used interchangeably, but they are very different. Our civil liberties, contained in the Bill of Rights, once only protected us from the federal...
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Our Bill of Rights
A dramatization of the debate and drafting of the first 10 amendments to the constitution between George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and more.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Legal Protections of Rights Pt. 2: How Rights Are Protected
In the United States, there are various ways that the rights of individuals are protected.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Legal Protections of Rights Pt. 3: What Gov. Must/must Not Do
The Bill of Rights contains both prohibitions against government actions and positive mandates.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics:rights in British History Pt. 14: Amer. And Eng. Bill of Rights
Today we discuss the differences between the American and English Bills of Rights.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights in British History Pt. 17: Written Constitution
The Founders learned from experience that a written Constitution and Bill of Rights was required in order to safeguard our liberties.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Ratifying Constitution Pt. 4: The Anti Federalists
George Mason, Elbridge Gerry, Richard Henry Lee, Patrick Henry, and Mercy Otis Warren were all notable Anti-Federalists. Their strongest objection to the Constitution was that it lacked a Bill of Rights.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Bill of Rights Pt. 11: Personal Rights
Personal rights are one of three common categories of rights and describe the rights of individuals. These rights are based on natural rights philosophy.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Bill of Rights Pt. 12: Economic Rights
Economic rights are one of three common categories of rights. What they are and how they are protected are described in this podcast.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Bill of Rights Pt. 17: The Second Amendment and Rights
The Bill of Rights contains positive and negative rights. The right to bear arms that is in the Second Amendment is considered to be a negative right.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Bill of Rights Pt. 18: The Third Amendment and Rights
The Third Amendment in the Bill of Rights is one that adapts in times of war in order to balance individual rights and the responsibility of the government to protect citizens.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Bill of Rights Pt. 19: The Ninth Amendment
Discusses possible interpretations of the reasons the Ninth Amendment was created.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Bill of Rights Pt. 20: The Tenth Amendment
Discusses the reserved powers of the states in the Tenth Amendment.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: The Greatest Blunder of the Philadelphia Convention
What was the greatest blunder of the Philadelphia Convention? Find out what some historians think about it on this podcast. [1:02]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Madison as an Advocate of Religious Freedom
Virginia once had an official religion; James Madison thought that this was not a good idea. [1 min. 4 secs.]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Laws for the Human Mind
James Madison fought for religious liberties in Virginia, calling laws mandating state religion "laws for the human mind." [1 min.]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Father of the Bill of Rights
James Madison was truly the father of the Bill of Rights. He worked almost single-handedly to draft and gain support for the document in the summer of 1789. [1 min. 18 secs.]