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Pelosi signs border bill vowing to honour constitution
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Pelosi signs border bill vowing to honour constitution
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Candidates slam Trump, defend impeachment inquiry
Agitated and angry, President Donald Trump squared off against Democrats on Wednesday, unloading a rambling string of name-calling attacks as lawmakers deepened their impeachment inquiry.
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Candidates slam Trump, defend impeachment inquiry
Agitated and angry, President Donald Trump squared off against Democrats on Wednesday, unloading a rambling string of name-calling attacks as lawmakers deepened their impeachment inquiry.
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Candidates slam Trump, defend impeachment inquiry
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Ex Russian dep PM: changes not about pure politics
The former Russian Deputy Prime Minister under Dmitry Medvedev, Arkady Vladimirovich Dvorkovich, says the recent constitutional changes proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin are "not about pure politics" but rather to speed up the...
C-SPAN
Bell Ringer: The Role of the Senate
The framers designed the United States Senate to be a check on the president, to be part of the checks and balances written into the Constitution. A short video introduces viewers to the roles given to the Senate.
C-SPAN
Bell Ringer: Powers of Congress Examples
A short bell ringer introduces middle schoolers to the powers and duties of the United States congress. The three clips show congress's role in confirming presidential nominees, in declaring war, and in overseeing legislation
C-SPAN
Bell Ringer: Due Process and the Miranda Warning
Fans of cop shows are aware the the Miranda warning and can probably recite it. Launch a study of the Fifth Amendment and the Supreme Court Case Miranda v. Arizona with a short video designed to generate interest in this landmark Supreme...
C-SPAN
Bell Ringer: The Power of the Supreme Court to Check the President
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer is considered to be one of the Supreme Court's landmark cases because it demonstrated the checks and balances inherent in the three branches of the United States government. A short video sets...
C-SPAN
Bell Ringer: Nominating Judges and Impact on a President's Policy Agenda
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...
C-SPAN
Bell Ringer: Special Sessions of Congress: Truman's Turnip Day Speech
One of the checks and balances built into the United States Constitution, is the president's ability to call a special session of Congress. A bell ringer, designed to stir interest in this check that president has on the legislative...
National Constitution Center
The Constitutional Convention
The Founding Fathers are larger than life in history books, but an engaging video resource brings them up close to your pupils. As viewers meet the founders in the National Constitution Center's Signers' Hall, they learn about the...
Crash Course
Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances: Crash Course Government and Politics #3
Scholars analyze why the Founding Fathers separated the governmental powers into three branches. They use evidence from a short video clip, the third in a 50-part series, to draw conclusions on the importance of having checks and...
Crash Course
The Constitution, the Articles, and Federalism
Check out this entertaining, speedy, and highly informative overview of the founding stages of the United States government. The video includes a detailed discussion of the limitations of the Articles of Confederation, the eventual...
Bill of Rights Institute
Constitutional Principles: Separation of Powers
Why is separation of powers within a government important for protecting freedom? How does the United States Constitution organize the nation's governing bodies in order to ensure powers are limited and balanced? This video illustrates...
Other
Texas Law Related Education: Videos: Seven Principles of the Constitution
Seven short videos that explain constitutional principles, including checks and balances, federalism, individual rights, limited government, popular sovereignty, republicanism, and separation of powers. The animation drawings for these...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Constitution and Democracy
In this video, historian Joe Ellis and Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson discuss the Constitution, democracy, and the issues the founding fathers grappled with. [8:03]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Senate Checks on Presidential Appointments
This video lesson from Khan Academy discusses the process of the Senate checking on presidential appointments. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Executive and Legislative Disagreements With the Supreme Court
This video lesson from Khan Academy discusses executive and legislative disagreements with the Supreme Court. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Senate Confirmation Hearings for Justices
This video lesson from Khan Academy explains how the Senate confirmation process is one check on the Judicial Branch. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses,...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: State Checks on the Judicial Branch
This video lesson from Khan Academy discusses Brown v. Board of Education and how some states tried to get around it.. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses,...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Checks on the Judicial Branch
This video lesson from Khan Academy discusses how the other branches of government can check the Supreme Court's power. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses,...