Instructional Video2:46
Mr. Beat

Shays' Rebellion Explained

6th - 12th
Here's the story of Shays' Rebellion.
Instructional Video5:57
PBS

Will Big Oil Have To Pay Up Like Big Tobacco?

12th - Higher Ed
Today, lawsuits are positioning climate change as this generation's smoking: it pollutes the air, it's caused by burning chemicals we buy from a handful of huge companies, and it's dangerous to human health. Fossil fuel companies are...
Instructional Video5:33
Cerebellum

The Judicial Branch Of Government - Introduction To The Supreme Court

9th - 12th
The Supreme Court’s responsibility is to interpret all laws and ensure that they do not conflict with the founding principles of the Constitution. This video provides and overview of the judicial branch particularly The Supreme Court....
Instructional Video9:40
Mr. Beat

The American Court System Explained

6th - 12th
Are you under arrest? Know your rights. Mr. Beat explains the American judicial system with both criminal and civil cases and at the federal and state levels.
Instructional Video4:30
The Business Professor

Checks and Balances

Higher Ed
This Video Explains Checks and Balances
Instructional Video20:01
Hip Hughes History

Checks and Balances for Dummies

6th - 12th
First, you are not a dummy. But perhaps you have a yearning to just know about Checks and Balances or perhaps, and more likely, you have an exam! Mr. Hughes serves a heaping serving of simplicity as he takes you through all three...
Instructional Video0:56
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C-SPAN

Bell Ringer: Nominating Judges and Impact on a President's Policy Agenda

6th - 8th
Designed as a check on the judicial branch of the United State government, the president has the power to nominate judges to the federal bench. Four film clips serve as a bell ringer to introduce a study into the nominating process and...
Instructional Video
Arizona State University

Arizona State University: College of Law: Judicial Branch Videos

6th - 8th
Video collection divided into seven chapters designed to teach students about the U.S. court system, criminal law versus civil law, trials, and the appeals process.
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics:the Three Branches of Government: Judges and Judicial Power

9th - 10th
Today we learn about judges and judicial power.
Audio
Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Episode 201: Legislative Supremacy Part 3

9th - 10th
Today we discuss the third reason for states' confidence in legislative supremacy.