Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 1659: George Washington Elected President
Today we learn the story behind the election of George Washington as the nation's first president.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: George Washington and Executive Branch Authority
Today we discuss how George Washington's actions established the authority of the presidency.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: George Washington and the Executive Branch
George Washington put aside any personal relationships in appointing the most qualified individuals to the executive branch, and paid scrupulous attention to the protocols set by the Constitution for the presidential office.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: 10 Presidents One dictator/u.s. Cuba Policy
NPR provides a discussion about the different U.S. presidents who have served during Castro's rule in Cuba. Also discusses Washington's policy toward Cuba over several decades. The article is dated 8/4/06.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 1638: Selecting a President
The Framers wanted to design a system to elect a president as qualified as George Washington. Doing so would not prove to be easy.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Creating Bill of Rights Pt. 1: Beginning of New Government
For the first time in history, the people held the ultimate power of government and had selected the person to lead their government.
Learn Out Loud
Learn Out Loud: American History Free Audio & Video
Links to 24 podcasts of America's most revolutionary works, including Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" Speech and "The Narrative of Frederick Douglass." Some have online videos as well as audio. RI.9-10.9 US Documents,...