Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 189 Declaration of Independence Part 3
On today's podcast, we discuss natural rights philosophy as a foundational idea of the Declaration of Independence.
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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.
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60 Second Civics: Personal Political Economic Social and Cutural Rights
Human rights have their roots in medieval Europe and are now thought of as those rights that are required for human dignity and welfare.
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60 Second Civics: Natural Rights and Founders Pt. 5: The State of Nature
A state of nature might sound free, but it's actually far from it.
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60 Second Civics: Natural Rights and Founders Pt. 6: Consent of the Governed
What is the concept of the "consent of the governed?" Find out on today's podcast.
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60 Second Civics: Natural Rights and Founders Pt. 9: Government as Servant
The idea that government is the servant, not the master of the people, came from natural rights philosophy and found its way into the Declaration of Independence.
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60 Second Civics: Natural Rights and Founders Pt. 10: The Land of Opportunity
Why was America known as the land of opportunity for many emigrants to the American colonies? We find out on today's podcast.
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60 Second Civics:european American Differences Pt. 11: Conflict Over Sovereignty
The American Revolution had one central conflict at its core: Parliamentary sovereignty versus natural rights.
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60 Second Civics: John Locke and the State of Nature
Today we are introduced to the natural rights philosophy of John Locke.
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60 Second Civics:introduction to the Declaration of Independence Discussion
Over the next weeks, we will describe the circumstances that produced the Declaration of Independence.
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60 Second Civics: The Federalists Part 8: State Legislatures and Civic Virtue
In the early years of the American republic, state legislatures sometimes favored creditors over debtors. The Founders saw this as a betrayal of the ideals of the Revolution.
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60 Second Civics: Fundamental Rights Part 1
The Supreme Court plays a crucial role in the protection of fundamental rights, but it is not always easy to identify which ones are fundamental.
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60 Second Civics: Greeks, Romans and Natural Rights
In today's episode, we learn about the lessons the Founders drew from Greek and Roman political history, and from natural rights philosophy.
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60 Second Civics: Bill of Rights Pt. 9: The Rights of Individuals
Describes the belief that all individuals have fundamental rights, as explained in natural rights philosophy.
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60 Second Civics: Citizenship Pt. 4: Natural Rights and the Founders
Looks at the principles of natural rights philosophy and how this philosophy influenced the Founders.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 1582: Natural Rights & the Declaration of Independence
What does the Declaration of Independence have to do with natural rights? We find out on today's episode.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 357: Ratification and Social Contract Theory
Today, we discuss how the plan to ratify the Constitution was consistent with natural rights philosophy.
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60 Second Civics:natural Rights: Life Liberty and Property
John Locke thought that people could use reason to determine their natural rights.
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60 Second Civics: Natural Rights Philosophy
Looks at natural rights philosophy and the state of nature, i.e., where there would be no government.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Democratic Ideals in the Preamble to the Us Constitution
Learn how the Preamble to the US Constitution reflects the democratic ideals of the Framers. [3:11]
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Khan Academy: Democratic Ideals in the Declaration of Independence
This video is a close reading of the beginnings of the Declaration of Independence to identify ideas of natural rights, social contract, limited government and popular sovereignty in the text. [7:52]
HipHughes History
Keith Hughes: An Idiot's Guide to the Declaration of Independence
First, you are not an idiot. The biggest concept lecture ever in the history of simple explanations. HipHughes glides through a brief explanation of the Dec. of Independence so you can get through that next dinner party.