Instructional Video
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Pbs Learning Media: The Living Room Candidate

9th - 10th
An online exhibition that offers more than 500 commercials from every presidential race since the start of television campaign advertising in 1952. Visitors to the site can view the commercials, and read commentaries about top campaign...
Instructional Video
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Pbs Learning Media: Founding Principles: The Electoral Process

9th - 10th
Learn about the Electoral Process. Students watch video, study, and analyze how senators, representatives, and the president of the United States are elected. [15:04]
Instructional Video
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Pbs Learning Media: Founding Principles: The Media

9th - 10th
Explore the intersection between media and politics. Through a study of foundational documents like the Constitution, specifically the 1st Amendment, students learn about the evolution of media, the impact of political ads on policy,...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Founding Principles: The Judiciary

9th - 10th Standards
Learn about how the Judicial Branch works. How does the Supreme Court interpret the Constitution? What's the difference between a "living" and "dead" Constitution? Is the power of judicial review established in the Constitution? In this...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Founding Principles: Policy Implementation

9th - 10th
Explore how government policy is implemented and how government agencies are involved in many aspects of our daily life. Through a study of foundational documents like the Constitution and the Supreme Court case Massachusetts v. EPA,...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Founding Principles: Federalism

9th - 10th Standards
Explore the history and practice of American Federalism in this episode from Founding Principles: American Governance in Action. Students watch video, study and analyze primary source documents like The Federalist Papers, and craft an...
Instructional Video
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Pbs Learning Media: Hamilton's America: First Secretary of the Treasury

9th - 10th
Learn how Alexander Hamilton shaped the financial system of the United States in this video from GREAT PERFORMANCES: "Hamilton's America." As the first Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton created all the policies for how the federal...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Civic Engagement in a Changing America

9th - 10th
Learn about the importance of civic engagement and local politics, in this clip from America by the Numbers. Clarkston, Georgia has gone from being majority white in 1980 to majority non-white today. Some of the new inhabitants,...