Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics:the Disadvantages of Republican Government
A republican government sounds great, right? Well, the Founders feared that such a system might not work in America.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 1545: A Republican Form of Government
What kind of government did James Madison think America should have? We find out on today's podcast.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 1546: We the People Lesson 3 Part 8: Cincinnatus
Do you know the story of Cincinnatus? You should. Learn more about this ancient Roman whose example was important to America's Founders.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 1547: We the People Lesson 3 Part 9: Civic Virtue
What did James Madison have to say about civic virtue? We find out on today's podcast.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 155: Successful Colonial Americans
In today's episode, we discuss some examples of successful colonial Americans.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 1563: We the People Lesson 6 Part 5: The Rule of Law
The Magna Carta established a powerful idea: even the king must obey the law.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 376: Anti Federalists and Republican Principles
In today's podcast, Anti-Federalists wanted to remind the people of the principles of our political system.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 380: The Central Problem of Republican Government
In today's episode, we discuss the Federalist response to Anti-Federalist fears of a large republic.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 381: Federalist 10: Part 1
In today's episode, we discuss Madison's solution to the problem of a republican government over a large geographic region.
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60 Second Civics:the Influence of American Political Ideas Part 1: Overview
On today's episode, we provide an overview of the upcoming series of the influence of American political ideas.
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60 Second Civics: American Influence in Europe
On today's episode, we discuss the influence of American constitutionalism on various European constitutions.
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60 Second Civics: New Constitutions
On today's episode, we discuss which countries have drafted new constitutions since 1991.
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60 Second Civics: Renewed Interest in American Constitutionalism
On today's podcast, we discuss the renewed interest in American constitutionalism after the end of the Cold War.
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60 Second Civics: Using Conventions to Draft Constitutions
On today's podcast, we discuss how the American experience influenced the European constitutional process.
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60 Second Civics: The Perils of Presidentialism
On the 900th episode, we discuss an example of American presidentialism in Brazil.
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60 Second Civics: American Self Sufficiency
On today's podcast, we discuss Americans' increasing reliance on government's social safety net.
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60 Second Civics: Are We Too Dependent on Government?
On today's episode, we examine the debate over whether Americans are too dependent on government.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 97: The Judeo Christian Tradition Part 1
Today we examine how Judeo-Christian tradition influenced the political ideas of the Founders.
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60 Second Civics: A Nation of Immigrants
Podcast discusses how the United States achieves unity despite diversity.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Federalist No. 10 (Part 2)
This video lesson from Khan Academy discusses the Federalist No. 10. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the AP Government course. This is Part 2 of...