Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Popular Sovereignty
What is popular sovereignty? Is government the master of the people, or is it the other way around? Find out on today's podcast. [1:03]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Authority Flows From the People
Popular sovereignty means that authority flows from the people to the state, not the other way around. This concept is one of the foundations of the democracy of the United States to limit the power of the government. [56 secs.]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: The Elements of Democracy: Constitutions as Higher Laws.
A constitution is a higher law that can be changed by the sovereign people.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics:the Elements of Democracy Part 86:features of Constitutionalism
Today we learn some of the key features of constitutionalism.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Individual Rights and Popular Sovereignty
Learn how natural rights philosophy informed the Founders' conceptions of individual rights and sovereignty on today's episode.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: State Constitutions: Social Contract and Popular Sovereignty
On today's episode we explore the ideas of social contract and popular sovereignty in state constitutions.
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]
Khan Academy
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]