Hi, what do you want to do?
Crash Course
Thespis, Athens, and The Origins of Greek Drama: Crash Course Theater #2
This week on Crash Course Theater, Mike is acting like theater started in Greece. Well, for the western theater, this is true. The earliest recorded drama in the west arose in Athen, and these early plays grew out or religious ritual....
Curated Video
Can taxes be avoided?
Pupil outcome: I can explain how tax avoidance affects the UK economy and why paying tax is everyone’s responsibility. Key learning points: - Taxation funds essential public services, ensuring universal access to healthcare, education...
Makematic
Being a Citizen of the U.S.
The word "citizen" can have more than one meaning, referring to both membership in a country and being an active, responsible part of a community.
Makematic
The Pledge of Allegiance
The Pledge of Allegiance is a promise that Americans make to their country. It's also a way to show they are proud to be American. In this video, learn what the Pledge of Allegiance says, and what it means.
Curated Video
Civic Duties and Responsibilities 2
Civic Duties and Responsibilities explains how citizenship includes obligations by describing examples of how citizens exercise civic responsibility.
Curated Video
Citizenship
“Citizenship” explores what it means to be a citizen, including criteria for citizenship and the rights and responsibilities of citizens.
Curated Video
Civic Duties and Responsibilities
"Civic Duties and Responsibilities" explains how citizenship includes obligations by describing examples of how citizens exercise civic responsibility.
TLDR News
Do Protests Actually Work? - TLDR Explains.
A couple weeks ago around a million people headed to London to protest Brexit. It made a big splash in the media, but realistically it's not going to stop Brexit from happening. So we discuss the purpose of protests and why people...
PBS
Should We Make Voting Mandatory? | America From Scratch
The question in this episode of the PBS series "America From Scratch" series is whether voting in the United States should be mandatory. After listening to varying points of view on the question, viewers are asked to cast their own vote...
PBS
Should We Have Mandatory Military Service? | America From Scratch
Mandatory service in a democratic society? On July 1, 1973, the draft ended. Now the United States relies on an all-volunteer military. But what if all citizens were required to perform some sort of service, either military or public...
PBS
Should We Rewrite Our Constitution? | America From Scratch
An episode from the PBS "America From Scratch" series asks the question of whether or not the United States Constitution should be rewritten. Legal experts from around the world weigh in on the very weighty question. The video ends with...
PBS
Should 12-Year-Olds Be Allowed to Vote? | America From Scratch
"The America From Scratch" series asks viewers to consider what they would change about the United States government if the Constitution were to redrafted, drawn again from scratch. In this episode, the narrator questions adults and...
National Constitution Center
First Amendment Speech and Press Part II
It's hard to overstate the importance of protecting speech and freedom of the press. Scholars learn how free speech is an important part of an individual's natural rights and a way to form opinions. The video also discusses ways the...
TED-Ed
SMU Commencement 2012
While being educated is undoubtedly a privilege, it also comes with great responsibility. Listen as former United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice impresses upon her audience the responsibilities that members in a community of...
PBS
Pbs Kids Clubhouse Adventures: Clubhouse Theme: What Is Citizenship?
Abby Brown, KIDS Clubhouse Adventures co-host, loves to help kids have fun while learning! In this segment, Abby teaches kids about what it means to be a citizen in their community. We all have a civic duty, or responsibility to take...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Young Explorers: What Is Citizenship?
Abby Brown loves to help kids have fun while learning! In this segment, Abby teaches kids about what it means to be a citizen in their community. We all have a civic duty, or responsibility to take care of each other. [1:51]
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Legal Protections of Rights Pt. 10: Civic Participation
Do Americans take their rights more seriously than their responsibilities? We discuss the issue on today's podcast.