AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Civilians leave battle zone in Philippines city
Efforts to rescue up to 2,000 civilians trapped by fighting between troops and Islamist militants in a southern Philippine city failed Sunday when a proposed truce ended in a hail of gunfire and explosions
Bloomberg
Merkel to Quit as CDU Head After Nearly Two Decades
Oct.29 -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel will reportedly quit as leader of the Christian Democratic Party, declining to run for the party chairmanship at the upcoming convention in December. Bloomberg's Chad Thomas reports on "Bloomberg...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Constitution and the Constitutional Convention
In this video, historian Joe Ellis and Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson discuss the Constitutional Convention and the replacement of the Articles of Confederation, the Virginia Plan and national government vs. states...
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Economic Trouble in the Early Republic
Hard economic times afflict the United States after the American Revolution.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 1758: State Constitutions Part 1: State Governments
The newly independent Americans needed a national government, but how would they go about creating one that respected their rights?
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: The First National Government: The Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation established a weak national government with very limited powers.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Achievements Under the Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation had its weaknesses, but the government under the Articles also had significant achievements, primarily the passage of the Northwest Ordinance.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics:the First National Government:the Aftermath of Shays' Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion and the popular reaction to it gave Congress an extra incentive to reform the Articles of Confederation.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics:the Philadelphia Convention:representation in the Virginia Plan
The Virginia Plan proposed proportional representation and a government with three branches.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: The Philadelphia Convention: Defeat of the New Jersey Plan
The New Jersey Plan was defeated at the Philadelphia Convention. This meant the Virginia Plan became the basis for discussion at the Philadelphia Convention.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Federalism Part 2: Some Powers of the Federal Government
What authority does the national government have over the states? We find out on today's podcast.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: The First Parties Debate the Power of Government
Americans have been debating the power of the national government for quite a long time.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 337: Powers of the National Government Part 1
Today, we discuss powers of the national government over the states.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 338: Powers of the National Government Part 2
Today, we continue our discussion of the powers of the national government over the states.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: The First National Government Part 5: Shays' Rebellion
Angry farmers led by Daniel Shays led an armed rebellion in Massachusetts. Find out why on today's podcast.