Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights in History Pt. 8: Feudalism
Feudalism greatly influenced the Founders. Today we begin our discussion of the feudal period.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights in History Pt. 9: Feudal Classes
Did individuals have rights during the Middle Ages? Not exactly.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights in History Pt. 10: Feudal Classes
Do you know the three classes of English society during the middle ages? Learn them on today's episode.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights in History Pt. 11: The Magna Carta
The Magna Carta changed the power arrangement in England and contained basic ideas important to American constitutional government.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights in History Pt. 16: Reformation and Puritans in America
The Puritans emphasized community, but when they began to prosper, they grew more self-interested.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Natural Rights and Founders Pt. 5: The State of Nature
A state of nature might sound free, but it's actually far from it.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Natural Rights and Founders Pt. 6: Consent of the Governed
What is the concept of the "consent of the governed?" Find out on today's podcast.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Natural Rights and Founders Pt. 9: Government as Servant
The idea that government is the servant, not the master of the people, came from natural rights philosophy and found its way into the Declaration of Independence.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Natural Rights and Founders Pt. 10: The Land of Opportunity
Why was America known as the land of opportunity for many emigrants to the American colonies? We find out on today's podcast.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights in British History Pt. 1: Introduction
Today we learn about the rights of Englishmen and common law.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights in British History Pt. 2: The British Constitution
Today we learn about the British constitution and the historical events that shaped English history and government.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights in British History Pt. 4: The Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was the first important document to describe the rights of Englishmen.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights in British History Pt. 5: Protecting the Nobility
The Magna Carta protected the feudal system and the rights of the nobility. Nevertheless, it was an important first step in the protection of the English rights.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights in British History Pt. 6: Rule of Law
Despite the fact that the Magna Carta represented only the elites, some very important principles of American constitutionalism were represented in this key British document.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights in British History Pt. 8: The Petition of Right
What was the Petition of Right of 1628?
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights in British History Pt. 9: The Glorious Revolution
Why was the Glorious Revolution important?
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics:rights in British History Pt.11: eng.bill of Rights Protections
What is the English Bill of Rights?
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights in British History Pt. 12: Freedom of Religion
On today's podcast, we discuss just what rights were not protected by the English Bill of Rights.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights in British History Pt. 13: American Constitutionalism
What Americans got from the English Bill of Rights: rule of law, parliamentary supremacy, government by contract and consent, and balance of powers.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights in British History Pt. 15: Habeas Corpus, Trial by Jury
Why are the rights to habeas corpus and trial by jury so important?
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights in British History Pt. 16: Habeas Corpus
Today we learn about the writ of habeas corpus.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: European and American Differences Pt. 1: Land of Opportunity
What were some of the important differences between eighteenth-century Europe and America? Find out on today's podcast.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: European and American Differences Pt. 2: No Rigid Class System
In colonial America, equality was very important, and laws made it easier to own land than in Europe.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: European and American Differences Pt. 3: Equality, Opportunity
America was a land where a person could rise from the least advantaged circumstances to the highest levels of society.