60-second Civics Podcast
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Sinopse
60-Second Civics is a daily podcast that provides a quick and convenient way for listeners to learn about our nation's government, the Constitution, and our history. The podcast explores themes related to civics and government, the constitutional issues behind the headlines, and the people and ideas that formed our nation's history and government. 60-Second Civics is produced by the Center for Civic Education. The show's content is primarily derived from the Center's education for democracy curricula, including We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution, Project Citizen, Foundations of Democracy, and Elements of Democracy.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 5113, Qualifying to Vote in Early America: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 11
17/04/2024 Duração: 01minIn the American colonies, the right to vote followed the British model: only free adult males who owned a certain amount of property could vote, though there were limited exceptions to this rule. Listen to learn more! Center for Civic Education
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60-Second Civics: Episode 5112, Voting Rights in Colonial America: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 10
12/04/2024 Duração: 01minVoting rights in colonial America depended on the ownership of property. In other words, a person had to own a certain amount of land, livestock, or other property in order to qualify to vote. Listen to learn more! Center for Civic Education
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60-Second Civics: Episode 5111, Representative Democracy in Colonial America: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 9
11/04/2024 Duração: 01minEach of the thirteen American colonies had some features of representative democracy that we still see today. For example, each of the colonies had a legislative, executive, and judicial branch. Learn more with today???s episode! Center for Civic Education
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60-Second Civics: Episode 5109, The Massachusetts Body of Liberties: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 7
09/04/2024 Duração: 01minAmericans have had a tradition of written guarantees of rights since the time of the thirteen colonies. The Massachusetts Body of Liberties of 1641 provides a good example. Center for Civic Education
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60-Second Civics: Episode 5108, Written Guarantees of Rights: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 6
08/04/2024 Duração: 01minDespite the presence of indentured servitude and slavery in colonial America, many Americans enjoyed written guarantees of their rights. Center for Civic Education
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60-Second Civics: Episode 5107, Slavery in Colonial America: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 5
05/04/2024 Duração: 01minSlavery was present in the thirteen American colonies since at least the early 1600s. Until slavery was abolished in the mid-nineteenth century, almost 12 million Africans were transported against their will to America. Listen to today's podcast to learn more about the foundations of slavery in the US. Center for Civic Education
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60-Second Civics: Episode 5106, Indentured Servitude in Colonial America: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 4
04/04/2024 Duração: 01minLand was plentiful in the thirteen American colonies, but labor was scarce. It was also expensive to sail from Britain to America. This reality created incentives for indentured servitude. Learn more about these colonists in today's episode! Center for Civic Education
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60-Second Civics: Episode 5105, The Southern Colonies: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 3
03/04/2024 Duração: 01minThe mostly rural and agricultural southern colonies differed a great deal from both the New England and Middle Colonies. Learn how in today's episode! Center for Civic Education
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60-Second Civics: Episode 5104, The Middle Colonies: Basic Ideas of Rights and Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 2
02/04/2024 Duração: 01minAmerica's Middle Colonies included today's states of Delaware, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The Middle Colonies different in important ways from the New England colonies. Learn about these key differences in today's episode! Center for Civic Education
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60-Second Civics: Episode 5103, The New England Colonies: Basic Ideas of Rights and Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 1
01/04/2024 Duração: 01minThe American colonies can be divided into three regions: New England, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies. At the time of American independence, in 1776, the New England colonies were Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. Learn more about this group of colonies in today's episode! Center for Civic Education
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60-Second Civics: Episode 5102, Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin: Women's History Month, Part 21
29/03/2024 Duração: 01minMarie Louise Bottineau Baldwin was a Native American activist, attorney, and advocate of women's right to vote. Center for Civic Education
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60-Second Civics: Episode 5099, Susan B. Anthony: Women's History Month, Part 18
26/03/2024 Duração: 01minAfter her trial for having voted in an 1872 election, Susan B. Anthony explained to the judge the implications of her conviction: "My natural rights, my civil rights, my political rights, are all alike ignored. Robbed of the fundamental privilege of citizenship, I am degraded from the status of a citizen to that of a subject." Today, women in Rochester, New York, cover her grave with "I Voted" stickers. Center for Civic Education
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60-Second Civics: Episode 5097, The Seneca Falls Convention: Women's History Month, Part 16
22/03/2024 Duração: 01minIn 1848, about 300 activists met in Seneca Falls, New York, for the first convention in the United States devoted to women's rights. They discussed Elizabeth Cady Stanton's proposed Declaration of Sentiments, which mirrored the language of the Declaration of Independence. Center for Civic Education
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60-Second Civics: Episode 5096, The Forten Sisters: Women's History Month, Part 15
21/03/2024 Duração: 01minMargaretta, Harriet, and Sarah Forten were three powerful African American campaigners for the abolition and women's rights movements. Harriet and Sarah married members of another prominent abolitionist family, the Purvises. Harriet and her husband Robert were involved in the Underground Railroad, and their home served as a refuge for people who had escaped slavery and as a meeting place for abolitionists. Center for Civic Education
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60-Second Civics: Episode 5092, Fanny Wright: Women's History Month, Part 11
15/03/2024 Duração: 01minFanny Wright was radical by the standards of her time. She was a writer and social activist who campaigned for equal rights for women, free and secular public education for both boys and girls, and the abolition of slavery, among other social and political issues. Wright was a fierce advocate of equality. She was friends with Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette, conversing with them about political philosophy, and she admired the American experiment with self-government. Center for Civic Education
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60-Second Civics: Episode 5091, Mercy Otis Warren: Women's History Month, Part 10
14/03/2024 Duração: 01minMercy Otis Warren was a playwright, poet, historian, and Anti-Federalist political commentator during the American Revolution. She was a talented writer, admired for her skill and her dedication to the principles of natural rights behind the Revolution. Center for Civic Education
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60-Second Civics: Episode 5090, Margaret Todd Whetten: Women's History Month, Part 9
13/03/2024 Duração: 01minMargaret Todd Whetten and her daughters provided food, clothing, and support to American prisoners in New York City, despite being called by one British jailer the "damndest rebels in New York." They provided a safe refuge for American spies in their home, saving them from capture and certain hanging. As as result, her house became known as the "rebel headquarters." Center for Civic Education
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60-Second Civics: Episode 5089, Women During the Revolutionary War: Women's History Month, Part 8
12/03/2024 Duração: 01minWomen served the American cause in many ways during the Revolutionary War, even as combatants. Center for Civic Education
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60-Second Civics: Episode 5088, The Daughters of Liberty: Women's History Month, Part 7
11/03/2024 Duração: 01minAt the start of the American Revolution, women patriots organized into a group known as the Daughters of Liberty. Like their male counterparts, the Sons of Liberty, women took action, such as boycotts, to protest British policies. For example, they replace imported British tea with "liberty tea," made from leaves, herbs, fruits, and flowers, like goldenrod. Without women's adherence to the boycotts, they would not have been effective. Center for Civic Education
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60-Second Civics: Episode 5086, Nanye'hi: Women's History Month, Part 5
07/03/2024 Duração: 01minDespite being known as the "War Woman of Chota," Nanye'hi, also known as Nancy Ward, was a Cherokee woman who would work for much of her life to ensure peace between the Cherokees and the Americans, while attempting to prevent the further seizure of Cherokee land. Center for Civic Education