60-Second Civics Podcast
917 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★ - 75 ratings60-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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Episodes
60-Second Civics: Episode 5007, Constitutionalism: The Elements of Democracy, Part 7 (rebroadcast)
October 27, 2023 07:00 - 1 minuteConstitutionalism is the use of constitutions to limit government by law. Learn more about constitutions in this episode! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5006, Free and Fair Elections: The Elements of Democracy, Part 6 (rebroadcast)
October 26, 2023 07:00 - 1 minuteWhat three characteristics must elections in a democracy possess? Find out on today's podcast. Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5005, Rule by the People: The Elements of Democracy, Part 5 (rebroadcast)
October 25, 2023 07:00 - 1 minuteDemocracy can be defined as rule by the people through free and fair elections. Learn more about the central role of the governed in this episode! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5004, Democracy Defined: The Elements of Democracy, Part 4 (rebroadcast)
October 24, 2023 07:00 - 1 minuteDemocracy originated more than 2,400 years ago in ancient Greece. The word democracy means rule by the people. Learn more about what this means in this episode! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5003, Political Authority: The Elements of Democracy, Part 3 (rebroadcast)
October 23, 2023 07:00 - 1 minutePolitical authority is the right to make and enforce binding rules known as laws. While political power is the ability to persuade others to follow the policies of those who hold power, authority adds legitimacy to the exercise of this power. Learn more in this episode! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5002, Authority: The Elements of Democracy, Part 2 (rebroadcast)
October 20, 2023 07:00 - 1 minuteWhat is authority? What is the difference between authority and power? Learn about this difference in today's episode! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5001, Politics: The Elements of Democracy, Part 1 (rebroadcast)
October 19, 2023 07:00 - 1 minuteToday on the podcast we begin a series that explores the basic elements of democracy. We begin with a look at politics which is found wherever people live together. Listen for more! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5000, Security: Digital Citizenship, Part 8 (rebroadcast)
October 18, 2023 07:00 - 1 minuteThe online world is unfortunately full of people who would love to compromise your device and use it for their own purposes. So what can you do to stay secure online? Learn some simple tips today! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4999, Privacy: Digital Citizenship, Part 7 (rebroadcast)
October 17, 2023 07:00 - 1 minuteWhen you use digital technology, much of your personal information is collected by the companies that run them. You have a right to privacy, but you should also take steps to protect yourself. Listen for more! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4998, Staying Safe: Digital Citizenship, Part 6 (rebroadcast)
October 16, 2023 07:00 - 1 minuteThe internet and social media can be great places to spend your time, but they also present certain dangers, especially for young people. It???s up to you to be aware of your own personal safety online, but there are a few commonsense recommendations that can help. Listen for these tips! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4997, Responsibility: Digital Citizenship, Part 5 (rebroadcast)
October 13, 2023 07:00 - 1 minuteAn important part of digital citizenship is taking responsibility for your actions on digital platforms.??Part of this is knowing when to engage and when to pull back. Today we share some simple tips for acting with responsibility online! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4996, Full Participation and Equal Access to Technology: Digital Citizenship, Part 4 (rebroadcast)
October 12, 2023 07:00 - 1 minuteWhat does it mean to participate fully in digital civic life? One factor to consider is whether all Americans have equal access to digital technology. But what barriers exist? Listen to learn more! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4995, All About the Benjamins: Digital Citizenship: Part 3 (rebroadcast)
October 11, 2023 07:00 - 1 minuteSmartphones and other digital devices make it easy to buy things quickly, but it???s important to protect yourself when shopping online. Learn strategies for shopping smart online in today's episode! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4993, What Is Digital Citizenship? Digital Citizenship, Part 1 (rebroadcast)
October 09, 2023 07:00 - 1 minuteYoung people today face a few unique challenges interacting with digital media. Our new series unpacks how to safely navigate these challenges while ensuring all rights are respected and that everyone is acting with responsibility. Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4992, Federalism and Limited Government: Democratic Norms, Part 5 (rebroadcast)
October 06, 2023 07:00 - 1 minuteFederalism and limited government are principles that ensure that the American political system protects liberty and natural rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as outlined in the Declaration of Independence. Listen to learn more from Dr. Bose in this final episode of the series! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4991, Separation of Powers: Checks and Balances: Democratic Norms, Part 4 (rebroadcast)
October 05, 2023 07:00 - 1 minuteTo ensure that no individual or institution would have too much power in the American republic, the Framers of the Constitution designed a system of separation of powers and checks and balances. Learn more about these important features of American government in today's 60-Second Civics podcast. Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4807, Rule by the People: The Elements of Democracy, Part 5
January 27, 2023 08:00 - 1 minuteDemocracy can be defined as rule by the people through free and fair elections. Learn more about the central role of the governed in this episode! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4806, Democracy Defined: The Elements of Democracy, Part 4
January 26, 2023 08:00 - 1 minuteDemocracy originated more than 2,400 years ago in ancient Greece. The word democracy means rule by the people. Learn more about what this means in this episode! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4805, Political Authority: The Elements of Democracy, Part 3
January 25, 2023 08:00 - 1 minutePolitical authority is the right to make and enforce binding rules known as laws. While political power is the ability to persuade others to follow the policies of those who hold power, authority adds legitimacy to the exercise of this power. Learn more in this episode! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4804, Authority: The Elements of Democracy, Part 2
January 24, 2023 08:00 - 1 minuteWhat is authority? What is the difference between authority and power? Learn about this difference in today's episode! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4803, Politics: The Elements of Democracy, Part 1
January 23, 2023 08:00 - 1 minuteToday on the podcast we begin a series that explores the basic elements of democracy. We begin with a look at politics which is found wherever people live together. Listen for more! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4802, In Defense of Civil Disobedience: Civil Disobedience, Part 3
January 20, 2023 08:00 - 1 minuteIn light of criticisms raised in the previous episode, we explore why people support civil disobedience as method for justice. Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4801, Criticism of Civil Disobedience: Civil Disobedience, Part 2
January 19, 2023 08:00 - 1 minuteWhile civil disobedience was promoted by many, critics argue that civil disobedience is never justified because it is an attack on constitutional democracy. Learn more about these criticisms in this episode! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4800, Famous Figures Promoting Civil Disobedience: Civil Disobedience, Part 1
January 18, 2023 08:00 - 1 minuteParticipants in the struggles against slavery, the woman suffrage movement, and the civil rights movement all used civil disobedience to advocate change. This brief series on civil disobedience, we start by discussing the prominent figures in promoting civil disobedience throughout modern history. Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4799, The Universe Is on the Side of Justice: Six Principles of Nonviolence, Part 6
January 17, 2023 08:00 - 1 minuteIn our final episode of this special series, we discuss Martin Luther King Jr.'s sixth principle of nonviolence that the universe is on the side of justice. King believed that every person who believes in nonviolent resistance believes somehow that the universe in some form is on the side of justice. Learn more about this final principle in this episode! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4798, Love, Not Hate: Six Principles of Nonviolence, Part 5
January 16, 2023 08:00 - 1 minuteIn our fifth episode, we discuss Martin Luther King Jr.'s next principle of nonviolence that nonviolence chooses love instead of hate. King emphasized that nonviolence meant not only renouncing physical violence, but also the avoidance of hatred what he called the internal violence of the spirit. Listen for more! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4797, Nonviolence Educates and Reforms: Six Principles of Nonviolence, Part 4
January 13, 2023 08:00 - 1 minuteIn this episode, we discuss Martin Luther King Jr.'s fourth principle of nonviolence—that nonviolence educates and reforms. King believed that the experience of acting nonviolently in the face of injustice transformed people. Learn more about this principle in this episode! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4796, Nonviolence Seeks to Defeat Injustice, Not People: Six Principles of Nonviolence, Part 3
January 12, 2023 08:00 - 1 minuteToday we discuss Martin Luther King Jr.'s third principle of nonviolence: that nonviolence seeks to defeat injustice, not people. Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4795, Nonviolence Seeks Reconciliation: Six Principles of Nonviolence, Part 2
January 11, 2023 08:00 - 1 minuteToday we discuss Martin Luther King Jr.'s second principle of nonviolence: nonviolence seeks reconciliation. Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4794, Nonviolence Requires Courage: Six Principles of Nonviolence, Part 1
January 10, 2023 08:00 - 1 minuteOn today's episode, we begin our discussion of Martin Luther King Jr.'s six principles of nonviolence. Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4793, A Rough Start for the Bill of Rights: Rights, Part 13
January 09, 2023 08:00 - 1 minuteThe Bill of Rights was not initially received with enthusiasm. It caused bitter disagreements among both Federalists and Anti-Federalists. It had little effect on the lives of most Americans, whose day-to-day existence was impacted more by their state government rather than the national government. Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4792, How the Constitution Protects Rights: Rights, Part 12
January 06, 2023 08:00 - 1 minuteIn addition to those rights protected in the first ten amendments, known as the Bill of Rights, the body of the U.S. Constitution and subsequent amendments also protect many rights. Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4791, Rights and the Third Amendment: Rights, Part 11
January 05, 2023 08:00 - 1 minuteThe Third Amendment was written in response to the Quartering Act of 1765, which was a British law authorizing colonial governors to requisition certain buildings, including parts of people's homes, for housing British troops. Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4790, Rights and the Second Amendment: Rights, Part 10
January 04, 2023 08:00 - 1 minuteToday we explain how the Second Amendment has been interpreted by the courts. The Second Amendment is a good example of both positive and negative rights in the Bill of Rights. Positive rights require government to act in specified ways, whereas negative rights restrict government action. Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4789, Positive vs. Negative Rights: Rights, Part 9
January 03, 2023 08:00 - 1 minutePositive rights require government to act in specified ways, but negative rights restrict government action. Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4788, Economic and Political Rights: Rights, Part 8
January 02, 2023 08:00 - 1 minuteEconomic rights are associated with ownership. Examples include choosing the work one wants to do, acquiring and disposing of property, entering into contracts. Political rights address political participation, such as voting and supporting particular candidates for office. Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4787, Personal Rights: Rights, Part 7
December 30, 2022 08:00 - 1 minuteThe idea that humans are autonomous, self-governing individuals with fundamental rights is central to natural rights philosophy. Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4786, What Are Rights?: Rights, Part 6
December 29, 2022 08:00 - 1 minuteRights may be held by individuals, classes or categories of individuals, or institutions. The emphasis on the rights of individuals is reflected in natural rights philosophy, exemplified in the Declaration of Independence. Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4785, All States Have Bills of Rights: Rights, Part 5
December 28, 2022 08:00 - 1 minuteEach state adopted a constitution after the Declaration of Independence was issued. Today, the constitutions of all fifty states, as well as the U.S. Constitution, contain bills or declarations of rights. Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4784, Limits on Government in the Virginia Declaration of Rights: Rights, Part 4
December 27, 2022 08:00 - 1 minuteThe Virginia Declaration of Rights described how representative government should be organized, limited the power of government, and informed the creation of our Bill of Rights. Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4783, The Virginia Declaration of Rights: Rights, Part 3
December 26, 2022 08:00 - 1 minuteVirginia was the first state to include a bill of rights in its constitution. Learn more about the significance of this document for present rights in this episode! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4782, Why Have a Bill of Rights?: Rights, Part 2
December 23, 2022 08:00 - 1 minuteThe English Bill of Rights of 1689 was passed by Parliament, which means that Parliament can change it at any time. The American Bill of Rights, in contrast, is part of the U.S. Constitution, which is much more difficult to change, as are states' bills of rights. Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4781, The Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights: Rights, Part 1
December 22, 2022 08:00 - 1 minuteThe struggle between the rights of the people and the power of government to deny those rights is one of the great themes of human history. This episode of 60-Second Civics explores two documents that limited the power of government in English history: the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights. These documents significantly influenced American conceptions of the limitations on the power of government. Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4780, The Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Amendments: Introduction to the Bill of Rights, Part 5
December 21, 2022 08:00 - 1 minuteThese final pieces of the Bill of Rights deal with crime, punishment, and states rights. Listen to learn more! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4779, The Sixth and Seventh Amendments: Introduction to the Bill of Rights, Part 4
December 20, 2022 08:00 - 1 minuteYour right to an attorney, a fair trial, and more in these two amendments. Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4778, The Fourth and Fifth Amendments: Introduction to the Bill of Rights, Part 3
December 19, 2022 08:00 - 1 minuteThese Constitutional Amendments help protect the rights of those convicted of a crime Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4681, Passing the Buck and Pointing the Finger: Balance of Powers, Part 13
August 03, 2022 07:00 - 1 minuteWhy has Congress adopted a passing the buck and pointing the finger strategy when it comes to enacting legislation for certain responsibilities? Find out in this episode! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4680, Reasons for the Shift of Power Away from Congress: Balance of Powers, Part 12
August 02, 2022 07:00 - 1 minuteThe balance of power shifted from Congress to the presidency during the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt and has remained there to this day. Learn what factors lead to this shift in this episode! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4679, The Shift of Power: Balance of Powers, Part 11
August 01, 2022 07:00 - 1 minuteFrom the establishment of our government under the Constitution until Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration in the 1930s, Congress dominated the national government. But then power started to shift toward the executive branch. Learn more in this episode! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 4678, Physical Evidence of the Founders' Intentions: Balance of Powers, Part 10
July 29, 2022 07:00 - 1 minuteEven the placement and design of the three branches of government in the nation's capital, Washington, D.C., provides physical evidence of the Founders' intent that Congress dominate the national government. Listen to learn more! Center for Civic Education