Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Natural Rights and Founders Pt. 8: The Mayflower Compact
The Pilgrims created a social contract called the Mayflower Compact in 1620. Hobbes and Locke would have approved.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights in British History Pt. 7: Principles in the Magna Carta
Today we learn about three principles of the Magna Carta.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Ratifying Constitution Pt. 1: Constitution as Social Contract
James Madison proposed conventions made up of delegates elected by the people to approve the Constitution. This popular approval made the document a social contract.
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.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: John Locke and the State of Nature
Today we are introduced to the natural rights philosophy of John Locke.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Why People Form a Social Contract
Why do people agree to form governments? John Locke thought he had the answer.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 357: Ratification and Social Contract Theory
Today, we discuss how the plan to ratify the Constitution was consistent with natural rights philosophy.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics:social Contract and the Purpose of Government
On today's podcast, we learn what people gain, when they agree to give up the absolute right to do anything they want.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 1652: Madison's Plan for Ratification
James Madison's plan for ratification of the Constitution relied on idea of a social contract.
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]