Curated Video
What are Unalienable Rights?
What are unalienable rights and why are they so important? In this video, we explore why Thomas Jefferson included them for the first time in the Declaration of Independence.
Curated Video
Declaration of Independence
For those taking the U.S. Citizenship test, knowing and understanding the importance of the Declaration of Independence is essential.
Curated Video
Rule of Law: Guardian of Freedom
This lesson teaches the student about how the rights of all Americans are protected by exploring the rule of law and identifying examples as related to individual rights and the common good.
Curated Video
What are Unalienable Rights?
What are unalienable rights and why are they so important? In this video, we explore why Thomas Jefferson included them for the first time in the Declaration of Independence.
Cerebellum
The Declaration Of Independence - Influences On The Declaration
The Declaration of Independence, written in 1776, is critical for American citizens to understand their importance in defining their freedoms and the foundation of democracy. This video talks about some of the documents and thinkers...
Curated Video
Pompeo on Syria, praises Germany for support
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday the United States is investigating allegations of war crimes in Syria, adding it will keep urging Russia, Turkey, the Syrian regime and its allies not to take steps to further destabilize...
Curated Video
Pompeo on Syria, praises Germany for support
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday the United States is investigating allegations of war crimes in Syria, adding it will keep urging Russia, Turkey, the Syrian regime and its allies not to take steps to further destabilize...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: All Men Are Created Equal
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...
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Natural Rights and Founders Pt. 4: Life, Liberty and Property
Natural rights philosophers argued that all people are born with unalienable natural rights.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics:state Declarations of Rights Pt. 4:equally Free and Independent
The Virginia Declaration of Rights was a radical document: it guaranteed people certain unalienable rights.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 189 Declaration of Independence Part 3
On today's podcast, we discuss natural rights philosophy as a foundational idea of the Declaration of Independence.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
In this video, Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson talks to Sal about the Declaration of Independence, specifically the phrase "...Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness". [5:54]