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60 Second Civics:european and American Differences Pt. 4:life, Liberty, Property
Property was important in colonial America: If you didn't own any, you couldn't vote.
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60 Second Civics: Eur. Amer. Differences Pt. 5: Massachusetts Body of Liberties
Today we discuss the Massachusetts Body of Liberties.
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60 Second Civics: European and American Differences Pt. 6: Rights in Colonies
Today we describe how rights in colonial America were not extended to everyone.
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60 Second Civics: European American Differences Pt. 7:slavery and Natural Rights
Despite their natural rights to life, liberty, and property, most African Americans in the colonies were denied all of these rights.
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60 Second Civics: European American Differences Pt. 8: America No Longer Ignored
After the 1763, Great Britain started taxing America to pay for Seven Years' War.
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60 Second Civics:european American Differences Pt. 9:rising Conflict in Colonies
Americans did not like taxes levied by far-distant London. Sometimes, the backlash was violent.
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60 Second Civics: European American Differences Pt. 10: Shot Heard Around World
One of the causes of the American Revolution was colonial resistance to taxation without representation.
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60 Second Civics:european American Differences Pt. 11: Conflict Over Sovereignty
The American Revolution had one central conflict at its core: Parliamentary sovereignty versus natural rights.
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60 Second Civics: State Declarations of Rights Pt. 1: A Revolutionary Period
After 1776, each state created its own framework for government. The results were revolutionary.
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60 Second Civics: State Declarations of Rights Pt. 2: Rights, Then Government
The framers of state constitutions after 1776 first made sure that certain basic rights of the people were protected.
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60 Second Civics: State Declarations of Rights Pt. 3: Virginia Declaration
The Virginia Declaration of Rights was a very influential document. Learn more on today's podcast.
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60 Second Civics: State Declarations of Rights Pt. 5: Civic Virtue
The Virginia Declaration of Rights protected many rights, but it also stressed the need for civic virtue.
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60 Second Civics: State Declarations of Rights Pt. 6: Rights Missing
Certain rights we value highly today were not protected by the Virginia Declaration of Rights. This gave ammunition to opponents of the Bill of Rights.
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60 Second Civics:state Declarations of Rights Pt. 7:state Declarations of Rights
Most states adopted bills of rights that strongly resembled the Virginia Declaration of Rights.
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60 Second Civics: State Declarations of Rights Pt. 8: Declarations Foundations
How do state declarations of rights differ from the Bill of Rights? We find out on today's episode.
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60 Second Civics: Rights After Independence Pt. 1: Threat of National Government
Americans during the eighteenth century thought that the greatest threat to their rights came from the national government.
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60 Second Civics: Rights After Independence Pt. 2: Protecting Individual Rights
The Founders went to extraordinary lengths to protect the rights of the people.
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60 Second Civics: Rights After Independence Pt. 3: The Articles of Confederation
It wasn't easy crafting a new constitution, even one as flawed as the Articles of Confederation.
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60 Second Civics: Rights After Independence Pt. 4: Fears of National Government
Their experience with a powerful and distant government made Americans reluctant to empower a strong national government.
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60 Second Civics: Rights After Independence Pt. 5: A Weak National Government
The Founders feared a strong national government so much that they made the national government under the Articles extremely weak.
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60 Second Civics: Rights After Independence Pt. 6: Articles of Confederation
Although the Articles of Confederation are often criticized for not giving the national government enough power, the national government under the Articles had many accomplishments.
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60 Second Civics: Rights After Independence Pt. 7: Legislative Supremacy
The Articles of Confederation were organized around the principle of legislative supremacy. Americans were wary of a strong central goverment. This would later cause problems.
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60 Second Civics:rights After Independence Pt. 8:high Taxes, Violation of Rights
Americans in the Revolutionary era did not lead lives of leisure: they were afflicted with war, high taxes, and the violation of their own rights by the states.
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60 Second Civics: Rights After Independence Pt. 9: Economic Problems
America was threatened with economic problems in the early years of the republic. These problems and an attack on property rights led to calls for replacement of the Articles of Confederation.