In this video, students will learn how the First Amendment safeguards key freedoms like speech, press, religion, assembly, and petitioning the government.
How a Bill Becomes a Law
Students will explore how a bill becomes a law by following each step of the legislative process, including committee review, voting in Congress, and the President’s role in approving or vetoing legislation.
Elections and Voting: An Overview
Students will explore the Constitutional amendments that deal with elections, the qualifications for voting, and protections offered to voters. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, explains the Fifteenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-fourth, and Twenty-sixth amendments, the history of voting in America, Supreme Court cases, and measures that ensure voters can vote without discrimination based on property ownership, race, sex, and age. Created by National Constitution Center.
Reading Historical Documents
Students will practice their understanding of historical documents and allusions by evaluating how well they can interpret references and contextual clues in a brief activity.
A Walking Tour of the Bill of Rights
Students will walk through the ten amendments that make up the Bill of Rights. This discussion draws on Yale professor Akhil Reed Amar’s framework for grouping related sets of rights protected in the Bill of Rights.
Why Have Civil Dialogue?
What is civil dialogue and why is it important? Drawing on the writings of Supreme Court Justices Louis Brandeis and Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, explains the central role civil dialogue has played in American democracy throughout history and today.
Created by National Constitution Center.
Learn About Black History, Culture and Politics
Learn about Black history in the United States before and after the Civil War; the Civil Rights Movement; the history of Africa; African American art; and African American trailblazers.
What Does It Mean to Be a Good Citizen?
This is the first lesson in Khan Academy’s new high school civics course. This lesson focuses on what it means to be a good citizen, what civil society is, and what are democratic principles and civic virtues.
Government and Politics Infographics
A set of government and politics infographics that teachers can print out for their students, use for their exams, or use to create posters for their classroom.
Why Study U.S. History, Government and History?
In an interview with Sal, John Dickerson, a correspondent for CBS’s “60 Minutes,” shares his views about the importance of studying US history, government and civics.