Curated Video
It's Hard To Amend The U.S. Constitution For A Reason
The U.S. Constitution is difficult to change by design.
Bloomberg
Trump Faces 'Digital Impeachment' By Tech CEOs: 'Social Dilemma' Star
Jan.12 -- Tristan Harris, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology and star of Netflix's hit film "The Social Dilemma," discusses the need for a "digital constitution" to tackle social media content that incites violence similar to...
TED-Ed
The Making of the American Constitution
What a fun way to learn about the making of the American Constitution! This video does a great job of describing the circumstances that existed for the delegates in Philadelphia in 1787, where in a just a few days, they would effectively...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Constitutional Compromises: The Three Fifths Compromise
This video lesson from Khan Academy discusses the Three-Fifths Compromise, a compromise that was agreed upon at the Constitutional Convention. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government...
National Constitution Center
National Constitution Center: Constitution Hall Pass: The Judicial Branch
Video introduced by Judge Sandra Day O'Connor where she talks about the judicial branch. It then takes us on a tour of the National Constitution Center where we are told about the Constitutional Convention, with statues of the Founding...
National Constitution Center
National Constitution Center: Constitution Hall Pass: Freedom of Expression
Video introduced by Judge Sandra Day O'Connor where she talks about the Supreme Court's role in making decisions about freedom of speech. We then learn about why a Constitution was needed, the struggle for ratification, and how the three...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Articles of Confederation
In this video, historian Joe Ellis and Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson discuss the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. [7:48]
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...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Constitution and Proportional Representation
This video is a discussion about the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and how the delegates compromised on state representation by dividing the legislative branch between the Senate, in which every state has two representatives...
Cyberbee
We the People, Behind the Scenes With Ben Franklin
An interactive website about Ben Franklin and the framing of the US Constitution.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights After Independence Pt. 12: Federalism
One of the most important innovations in government to arise from the Philadelphia Convention was federalism.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Key Challenges Pt. 10: Civil Discourse in 1787
On today's podcast, we learn why compromise was important to the Constitutional Convention. This episode originally aired in January 2012.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: The Great Compromise Saves the Convention
The Great Compromise passed by a single vote. Each side had to give up something to make the compromise work.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: The Southern Position on Proportional Representation
Should enslaved people be counted as persons for determining representation? This was hotly debated at the Philadelphia Convention.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: The Most Active Delegate
James Madison was extremely active at the Philadelphia Convention, giving more than 160 speeches and serving as the convention's unofficial secretary. [55 mins.]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: The Framers Part 1: Introduction
Today we kick off our 56-day series of biographies of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention. This constitution was to replace the Articles of Confederation. [1 min. 10 secs.]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: George Washington
How much to you know about George Washington? Brush up on your knowledge with this podcast. [1:24]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: James Madison
James Madison is known as the Father of the Constitution. Do you know why? Madison was a delegate from Virginia in the development of the Constitution. [1 min. 23 secs.]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: John Langdon
One of the two delegates to the Constitutional Convention from New Hampshire, John Langdon had little education, but made his mark in Revolution-era America. [1 min. 11 secs.]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights After Independence Pt. 11: The Philadelphia Convention
The Philadelphia Convention assembled in 1787 to amend the Articles of Confederation. The Framers quickly decided that merely amending the Articles was not nearly enough.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: The Philadelphia Convention Part 5: Laying the Groundwork
The Framers established rules for the Philadelphia Convention right away. One of them was secrecy.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 1818 Federalism Part 10: Slavery and Commerce
The delegates to the Philadelphia Convention had to compromise in order to get the authority to regulate commerce among the states.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: The Framers and Slavery
The issue of slavery at the Philadelphia Convention was discussed.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Economic Differences Between North and South
On today's podcast, we explore the economic differences between the North and South at the time of the Philadelphia Convention.