Instructional Video33:52
Hip Hughes History

Supreme Court Cases For Dummies: US History Review

6th - 12th
First, you are not a dummy. Watch Mr. Hughes serve up a heaping helpful of Judicial Review designed to help you pass your tests and walking around a little smarter than when you started
Instructional Video13:22
Hip Hughes History

Making a Murderer: The 1996 Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act Explained

6th - 12th
A look at the Habeas Corpus issues brought up in the show Making a Murderer on Netflix; specifically at the history of habeas corpus and how the AEDPA fundamentally changed the ability for those convicted of crimes, unconstitutionally,...
Instructional Video3:19
Hip Hughes History

Why do Federal Judges Have Lifetime Appointments? Government Review

6th - 12th
HipHughes ponders a question; Should Federal Judges get jobs for life? Or should they face the wrath of voters.
Instructional Video16:39
Mazz Media

RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED IN AMERICA

6th - 8th
RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED IN AMERICA CHAPTER 1. The Fourth Amendment Viewers will learn that the Fourth Amendment begins with the assumption that citizens have the right to live free from unreasonable interference from the government....
Instructional Video23:10
Hip Hughes History

Constitutional Flexibility For Dummies -- The Living Constitution

6th - 12th
First of all you are not a dummy. Mr. Hughes serves up a healthy serving of the US Constitution in this lecture looking at the theme of change. Easy to digest and guaranteed not to make you throw up in your mouth. This lecture is perfect...
Instructional Video3:59
Mr. Beat

Plyler v. Doe

6th - 12th
Tyler, Texas 1975 Under the leadership of James Plyler, the Tyler Independent School District begins charging $1,000 a year for unauthorized immigrant students to attend school there. It had justified this decision by a recent Texas law...
Instructional Video12:22
Mazz Media

FEDERAL SUPREMACY AND SELECTIVE INCORPORATION

6th - 8th
CHAPTER 1. 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...
Instructional Video12:23
Curated Video

FEDERAL SUPREMACY AND SELECTIVE INCORPORATION

K - 8th
CHAPTER 1. 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...
Instructional Video10:22
Hip Hughes History

The Warren Court Explained: US History Review

6th - 12th
A short broad theme based lecture on the Warren Court as it relates to judicial review. Aimed at the United States American History Test given at the end of junior year. Even more specifically geared for the New York Regents Examination...
Instructional Video7:18
Cerebellum

The United States Bill Of Rights - Amendment 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

9th - 12th
Learn what makes the Bill of Rights so important to America! Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America That preface begins the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the...
Instructional Video6:20
Mr. Beat

Roe v. Wade

6th - 12th
In the first episode of Supreme Court Briefs, Mr. Beat explains one of the most controversial cases in American history- Roe v. Wade. A young woman named Norma McCorvey was single, pregnant, and scared about her future. She wanted an...
Instructional Video9:24
Hip Hughes History

The Slaughterhouse Cases: Interpreting the 14th Amendment

6th - 12th
An examination of the 14th amendment through the 1873 Slaughterhouse Cases. Perfect for APGOV students, pre-law students and life long learners.
Instructional Video5:18
Hip Hughes History

Separate But Equal for Dummies - United States Constitutional Law & Segregation

6th - 12th
HipHughes explains the very basic premise of the heart of Jim Crow legalization; the Separate But Equal Doctrine. Students of US History should know, that this one is a must, if you don't understand it you best stay home test day.
Instructional Video8:46
Cerebellum

America, An Emerging World Power: 1896-1916 -plessy V. Ferguson (1896)

9th - 12th
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 focusses on documents...
Instructional Video2:32
Curated Video

Thurgood Marshall: From School Suspension to Supreme Court

9th - Higher Ed
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.
Instructional Video2:09
Curated Video

Reconstruction: Old Nation or New?

9th - Higher Ed
Reconstruction was one of the most tumultuous periods in US history. After four years of Civil War, not everyone agreed on the best way forward. The result was 12 years of violence and political strife.
Instructional Video5:06
Hip Hughes History

The 24th Amendment Explained: The Constitution for Dummies Series

6th - 12th
Breaking down the 24th amendment and the abolition of poll taxes. Perfect for US History Review or for life long learning!
Instructional Video14:01
Hip Hughes History

Reconstruction After the Civil War -- US History Review

6th - 12th
HipHughes gives you a hug and then a big fat slug as he guides you through U.S. Reconstruction. Come in and learn the basic or just brush up on your dusty noodle.... What were the competing plans? Were there any successes? Why did...
Instructional Video8:54
Hip Hughes History

The Debt Ceiling Explained: American Government Review

6th - 12th
Let HipHughes explain the basics about the Debt Ceiling.
Instructional Video10:34
Hip Hughes History

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) Explained

6th - 12th
HipHughes explains the Equal Rights Amendment and why it failed. From its spiritual birth in 1848 at Seneca Falls to its modern inception by Alice Paul in 1923 to its revival by NOW and passage in Congress to its ultimate death at the...
Instructional Video5:47
Mr. Beat

How Animal Guts Gutted the 14th Amendment | The Slaughterhouse Cases

6th - 12th
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.
Instructional Video2:43
Curated Video

Frederick Douglass' Composite Nation

9th - Higher Ed
Abolitionist and social reformer Frederick Douglass believed that the U.S. could become the greatest nation in history – if it accepted the defining principles set out in his speech, Composite Nation.
Instructional Video6:19
Hip Hughes History

The Citizenship Clause Explained

6th - 12th
With the current GOP Presidential smack talk concerning the 14th amendment, I though a video was warranted. My Johnny Cash "Walk the Line" lecture looking at the text, judicial interpretation and arguments for and against it.
Instructional Video3:00
Curated Video

Wong Kim Ark's Fight for Birthright Citizenship

9th - Higher Ed
By taking on the US government and winning, Wong Kim Ark ensured that the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution granted citizenship to every American by birth, regardless of their race or ethnicity.