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How Animal Guts Gutted the 14th Amendment | The Slaughterhouse Cases
In episode 51 of Supreme Court Briefs, animal guts in the drinking water of New Orleans leads to the first major interpretation of the 14th Amendment by the Supreme Court.
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"Separate But Equal" | Plessy v. Ferguson
In episode 50 of Supreme Court Briefs, a man with lighter skin is arrested after refusing to leave the whites-only railway car of a segregated train in the Jim Crow South.
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Can Congress Have Term Limits? | U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton
In episode 46 of Supreme Court Briefs, Arkansas tries to get rid of career politicians through indirect term limits. Yeah but is it legal?
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How the Supreme Court Decided the 2000 Election | Bush v. Gore
In episode 39 of Supreme Court Briefs, it's the most controversial Presidential election in American history (except maybe the Election of 1860 or Election of 1824), mainly because the Supreme Court ultimately decides its outcome.
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When The Supreme Court Tried to Prevent Indian Removal | Worcester v. Georgia
In episode 30 of Supreme Court Briefs, the Supreme Court makes an important ruling, and the state of Georgia and Andrew Jackson completely ignore it.
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Can Texas Secede From the Union? | Texas v. White
In episode 22 of Supreme Court Briefs, Texas sells bonds from a country it claims to no longer be a part of. After all is said and done, the Supreme Court decides whether or not Texas has a right to secede from the Union.
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Can You Start a Bible Study Club at School? | Westside Community Board of Education v. Mergens
In episode 20 of Supreme Court Briefs, high school students want to start a Bible Study Club, but their principal won't let them, saying it breaks the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
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Strengthening the Second Amendment | D.C. v. Heller
In episode 27 of Supreme Court Briefs, a gun ban in the District of Columbia gets challenged, and the Supreme Court seriously looks at the 2nd amendment for the first time in nearly 70 years.
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Does Congress Have Implied Powers? | McCulloch v. Maryland
In the second episode of Supreme Court Briefs, Mr. Beat makes one of the most boring Supreme Court cases in American history somewhat more interesting. It was, after all, QUITE A FREAKING BIG DEAL. Washington, D.C. 1816 The United States...
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Neuroscience and Self-Incrimination
Legal scholar Nita Farahany (Duke) describes how she uses neuroscience as a lens to better examine the original purpose of a law.
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Secularization Delayed
Historian David Hollinger (UC Berkeley) disagrees with those who claim that the United States is a counter-example to Weberian secularization theory.
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The Decline of Political Rhetoric
Intellectual historian Quentin Skinner (QMUL) argues that both American and British political rhetoric have declined considerably in the modern era.
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Paths to Citizenship 2
"Paths to Citizenship" evaluates the constitutional provisions establishing citizenship by defining citizenship and how it is obtained.
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Powers of the Federal Government
Powers of the Federal Government identifies the powers reserved to the nation by reviewing major powers of the federal government.
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3 Branches of Government Song
Learn the 3 Branches of Government in the U.S. by KLT App for iPhone & iPad
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How Does a Republic Government Differ from a Democratic One?
A pure democracy is one where all the citizens of a country take part in the process of making the laws that govern their nation. All these citizens have equal voting rights and, thereby, equal representation at the national level. The...
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Major Powers of State Governments
Major Powers of State Governments identifies the powers reserved to the states by reviewing major powers of state governments.
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Life for Women after the Revolutionary War
Life for Women after the Revolutionary War identifies significant groups that played a role in the American Revolution by examining how life changed for women after the Revolutionary War.
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Article Three: Structure of Powers of Judicial Branch
Article Three: Structure of Powers of Judicial Branch explains the powers, responsibilities, structures, and functions, and processes of the judicial branch by analyzing Article III of the Constitution.
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Liberties in the First Five Amendments
Liberties in the First Five Amendments clarifies how amendments protect individual rights against government interference by exploring amendments one through five of the Bill of Rights.
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Article Two: Structure of Powers of Executive Branch
Article Two: Structure of Powers of Executive Branch explains the responsibilities of the executive branch, including the role of the president, by analyzing Article II of the Constitution.
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Paths to Citizenship
This lesson teaches the student about the constitutional provisions establishing citizenship by defining and discussing native-born, or automatic, citizenship and naturalized citizenship and how they are obtained.
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Checks and Balances
"Checks and Balances" examines the process of checks and balances among the three branches of government by depicting the process and specific duties of each branch.
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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.