Latest Civic education Podcast Episodes
60-Second Civics: Episode 5120, Americans' Sense of Political Equality: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 18
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 26, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsThe Declaration of Independence states that all men, meaning all people, are created equal. But where did this idea come from? Ideas of natural political equality were developed in seventeenth-century England and exported to its colonies across the North Atlantic. Learn more in today's episode! ...
60-Second Civics: Episode 5119, andquot;All Men Are Created Equal:andquot; The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 17
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 25, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsThe Declaration of Independence states that among the andquot;truthsandquot; that Americans hold to be andquot;self-evidentandquot; is that andquot;all Men are created equal.andquot; But what did Thomas Jefferson mean by this statement? Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5118, The American Creed: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 16
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 24, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsThomas Jefferson said that his purpose in writing the Declaration of Independence was to express a shared understanding of andquot;the American mind.andquot; Over the course of a few days in June 1776, Jefferson laid out the most fundamental principles and central political beliefs of the Americ...
60-Second Civics: Episode 5117, Why Americans Held These Truths to Be Self-evident: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Govt. in the Colonies, Part 15
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 23, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsWhy did the writers of the Declaration of Independence andquot;hold these Truths to be self-evident?andquot; Among other things, these Americans were deeply influenced by the teachings of Christianity and English republicanism. Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5116, The Meaning of Self-Evident Truths: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Govt. in the Colonies, Part 14
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 22, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsThe second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence begins like this: andquot;We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.andqu...
60-Second Civics: Episode 4864, The Intolerable Acts: The Road to Independence, Part 12
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 19, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsFollowing the Boston Tea Party, the British government responded with what colonists called the Intolerable Acts, a series of Punitive Acts that, among other things, closed Boston Harbor to all trade.??Listen to today???s episode to learn more! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5114, Elections in Colonial America: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government, Part 12
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 18, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsElections in the colonial era and in the early American republic were rather uncivilized compared to today's standards. Explore the differences between then and now in today's episode! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5113, Qualifying to Vote in Early America: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 11
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 17, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsIn 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
60-Second Civics: Episode 5112, Voting Rights in Colonial America: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 10
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 12, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsVoting 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
60-Second Civics: Episode 5111, Representative Democracy in Colonial America: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 9
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 11, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsEach 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
60-Second Civics: Episode 5109, The Massachusetts Body of Liberties: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 7
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 09, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsAmericans 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
60-Second Civics: Episode 5108, Written Guarantees of Rights: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 6
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 08, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsDespite the presence of indentured servitude and slavery in colonial America, many Americans enjoyed written guarantees of their rights. Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5107, Slavery in Colonial America: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 5
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 05, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsSlavery 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 t...
60-Second Civics: Episode 5106, Indentured Servitude in Colonial America: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 4
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 04, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsLand 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
60-Second Civics: Episode 5105, The Southern Colonies: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 3
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 03, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsThe 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
60-Second Civics: Episode 5104, The Middle Colonies: Basic Ideas of Rights and Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 2
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 02, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsAmerica'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
60-Second Civics: Episode 5103, The New England Colonies: Basic Ideas of Rights and Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 1
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 01, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsThe 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 i...
60-Second Civics: Episode 5102, Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin: Women's History Month, Part 21
60-Second Civics Podcast - March 29, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsMarie Louise Bottineau Baldwin was a Native American activist, attorney, and advocate of women's right to vote. Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5099, Susan B. Anthony: Women's History Month, Part 18
60-Second Civics Podcast - March 26, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsAfter 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...
60-Second Civics: Episode 5097, The Seneca Falls Convention: Women's History Month, Part 16
60-Second Civics Podcast - March 22, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsIn 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...
60-Second Civics: Episode 5096, The Forten Sisters: Women's History Month, Part 15
60-Second Civics Podcast - March 21, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsMargaretta, 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...
60-Second Civics: Episode 5092, Fanny Wright: Women's History Month, Part 11
60-Second Civics Podcast - March 15, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsFanny 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 ...
60-Second Civics: Episode 5091, Mercy Otis Warren: Women's History Month, Part 10
60-Second Civics Podcast - March 14, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsMercy 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
60-Second Civics: Episode 5090, Margaret Todd Whetten: Women's History Month, Part 9
60-Second Civics Podcast - March 13, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsMargaret 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 han...
60-Second Civics: Episode 5089, Women During the Revolutionary War: Women's History Month, Part 8
60-Second Civics Podcast - March 12, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsWomen served the American cause in many ways during the Revolutionary War, even as combatants. Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5088, The Daughters of Liberty: Women's History Month, Part 7
60-Second Civics Podcast - March 11, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsAt 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,"...
60-Second Civics: Episode 5086, Nanye'hi: Women's History Month, Part 5
60-Second Civics Podcast - March 07, 2024 08:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsDespite 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
60-Second Civics: Episode 5085, Elizabeth Freeman: Women's History Month, Part 4
60-Second Civics Podcast - March 06, 2024 08:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsElizabeth Freeman, also known as Mum Bett, escaped slavery in a way that was unusual: she took her case to court. She approached lawyer Theodore Sedgwick with this question: "I heard that paper read yesterday that says 'all men are born equal,' and that every man has a right to freedom ... won't ...
60-Second Civics: Episode 5084, Ona Judge: Women's History Month, Part 3
60-Second Civics Podcast - March 05, 2024 08:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsOna Judge escaped George and Martha Washington's household, where she was an enslaved housemaid, and made her way to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where she eluded George Washington's determined attempts to capture her. She made a new life for herself in New Hampshire, marrying and having three chil...
60-Second Civics: Episode 5083, Coverture and the Colonial Era: Women's History Month, Part 2
60-Second Civics Podcast - March 04, 2024 08:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsA married woman living during the American colonial era would have lived under the legal doctrine called "coverture," where her legal identity was subsumed under that of her husband. William Blackstone wrote, "By marriage, the husband and wife are one person in the law: that is, the very being or...