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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: All Men Are Created Equal

9th - 10th
The phrase 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal' appears in the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence, written in 1776. Listen as historians break down this iconic phrase and discuss the...
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics:european American Differences Pt. 11: Conflict Over Sovereignty

9th - 10th
The American Revolution had one central conflict at its core: Parliamentary sovereignty versus natural rights.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics:the Declaration of Independence: Three Parts of the Declaration

9th - 10th
On today's podcast, we learn about the three parts of the Declaration of Independence.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Human Equality and Government by Consent

9th - 10th
Today on the podcast we discuss human equality and government by consent.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Episode 192: Declaration of Independence Part 6

9th - 10th
On today's episode, we discuss the idea of the right to revolution in the Declaration of Independence.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: The Influence of the Declaration of Independence

9th - 10th
On today's episode, we discuss what influence the Declaration of Independence had on the U.N.'s Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Episode 1581: All Men Are Created Equal

9th - 10th
The Declaration of Independence asserted that all people have certain basic rights.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Episode 1584: Complaints Against the King

9th - 10th
Today: complaints against King George III in the Declaration of Independence.