Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Bill of Rights Pt. 15: Positive Rights in the Bill of Rights
Positive rights include an expectation of action from the government. Some of these are listed as provisions in the Bill of Rights.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Bill of Rights Pt. 16: Negative Rights
Negative rights restrict government action, unlike positive rights.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Bill of Rights Pt. 21: Rights Protected in the Constitution
As well as the Bill of Rights, many rights are also protected in the body of the Constitution.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Bill of Rights Pt. 22: Conflict Over the Bill of Rights
Both Federalists and Anti-Federalists criticized the Bill of Rights being put forward by Madison, making its passage a difficult process.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Bill of Rights Pt. 24: Fame and Obscurity of Bill of Rights
While the Bill of Rights is recognized around the world as an exemplary document outlining and describing fundamental rights, many Americans understand little of its meaning and history.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: 5th, 6th and 8th Amendments Pt. 1: Introduction
Introduces a series on the Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: 5th, 6th and 8th Amendments Pt. 2: Protecting the Innocent
Looks at how the procedural rules of the Bill of Rights protect the innocent.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: 5th, 6th and 8th Amendments Pt. 3: Procedural Rights
Procedural rights establish rules that must be followed when someone is prosecuted for a crime. Some criminal acts are heard under federal court laws as they extend beyond state boundaries.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: A Powerful Argument Against the Constitution
The Anti-Federalists had a powerful argument against the proposed constitution: It did not contain a bill of rights.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 1662: The Compromise That Produced the Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights was the result of a compromise between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists. Learn more on today's podcast.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 1663: An Overview of the Bill of Rights
On today's podcast, we provide a brief overview of the Bill of Rights.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 372: Anti Federalists and the Bill of Rights
Today, the delegates' greatest tactical error.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: The Bill of Rights and Human Rights
On today's podcast, we discuss why the Bill of Rights is more important now than ever.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics:judicial Review as the Enforcement of the Bill of Rights.
In today's episode, we discuss how judicial review is the enforcement mechanism of the Bill of Rights.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics:positive and Negative Rights in Contemporary Charters of Rights
Today on the podcast we discuss negative and positive rights in the Bill of Rights and in contemporary charters of rights.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: The Story of the Bill of Rights
Eleven short documentaries tell the story of these individual freedoms that often are taken for granted today. But in 1787, when they were first discussed at the Constitutional Convention, the Founding Fathers rejected them. Why were...
Crash Course
Crash Course: Government and Politics #25: Freedom of Speech
Crash Course video in which Craig Benzine examines the First Amendment right of Freedom of Speech, discussing court interpretation, what is protected, and what is not. [6:51]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Bill of Rights Pt. 23: Incorporation
The passage of the Bill of Rights had little impact on most people. In 1833, the Supreme Court ruled that it applied only to the federal government. The provisions in the Bill of Rights were incorporated later through the 14th Amendment...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Why Wasn't the Bill of Rights Originally in the Us Constitution?
Lesson in which students learn about the origins of the Constitution and Bill of Rights through informative and animated video [4:32] written by educator James Coll.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Constitution and the Bill of Rights: Amendments 1 3
In this video, historian Joe Ellis and Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson discuss the Constitution's Bill of Rights, Amendments 1-3. [6:41]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Constitution and the Bill of Rights: Amendments 4, 5, 10
In this video, historian Joe Ellis and Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson discuss the Constitution's Bill of Rights, Amendments 4, 5, and 10. [5:23]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: First Amendment to the u.s. Constitution
Jeffrey Rosen of the National Constitution Center in conversation with Walter Isaacson of the Aspen Institute about the First Amendment. [7:05]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Fourth Amendment of the u.s. Constitution
'The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated.' Jeffrey Rosen of the National Constitution Center in conversation with Walter Isaacson...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Personal Aspects of James Madison
Lynne Cheney, author of "James Madison: A Life Reconsidered" in conversation with Walter Isaacson of the Aspen Institute about the personal life of James Madison. [5:37]