The ‰ÛÏHistory and Function‰۝ series exams how politics and honor have co-existed to strengthen our government. Over time and across years, ...
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The ‰ÛÏHistory and Function‰۝ series exams how politics and honor have co-existed to strengthen our government. Over time and across years, ...
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What is democracy and what does it truly mean to be free? Americans often take their freedom for granted because it is all they have ever known. T...
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The Civil War between the Northern and Southern states was the costliest and bloodiest war in the U.S. history. At stake was the nation‰۪s very ...
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Topics Include: The characteristics of a bureaucracy, the roots of the bureaucracy, types of bureaucracies, the job of bureaucracy, and accountabil...
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Topics Include: The making of the President, the appointment power, the power to convene Congress, the power to make treaties, the veto power, the ...
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Topics Include: The roots & structure of Congress, the roots of the Legislative Branch, congressional powers, representing the people, how Cong...
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Topics Include: Origins of the three branches, the Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch, Judicial System, and checks & balances.
Topics Include: What are civil liberties?, the Bill of Rights, the Due Process Clause & the Incorporation Doctrine, First Amendment guarantees,...
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Topics Include: Civil rights in America, slavery & abolition, the Civil War amendments, women & civil rights, and civil rights in the 20th ...
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Topics Include: The early stages, the roots of federalism, the powers of government in a federal system, three stages of federalism, and the later ...
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Topics include:The basic principles of the Constitution, the Articles of Confederation, the drive for ratification.
Topics Include: The origins of the American government, types of government, characteristics of the American government, before the Constitution wa...
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Topics Include: Judicial origins, the three branches of the Judicial System, the Supreme Court s power of judicial review, Supreme Court selection,...
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The Standard Deviants explore what keeps the wheels of government turning: the bureaucracy. Cast away your pre-conceptions, there's a lot more to t...
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The Standard Deviants examine the head honcho, the big cheese, the top dog--POTUS: The President of the United States. Learn about the constitution...
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It's time to meet Congress. The Standard Deviants break down the rules and regulations for getting into Congress and then show you what the members...
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The Standard Deviants give an overview of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the federal government. Discover one of the key part...
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The Standard Deviants investigate a famous bill. It's not your electric bill, your phone bill, or your brother Bill, it's the Bill of Rights and it...
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Stand up for your rights--your civil rights! Education, employment, access, and voting are all big issues that have made a big impact on American h...
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It's all about power. National power. State power. Concurrent power. Together they make up the swinging seesaw of Federalism. It's a constant battl...
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The Standard Deviants check out that important piece of parchment we call the Constitution. You'll see all the behind-the-scenes battles that took ...
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Witness the origins of democracy in government and the birth of a new nation. See how our government was influenced by ancient Greeks to the intell...
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The Standard Deviants explore the judicial branch of the American government. Find out how the American justice system is put together, from state ...
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This program presents the life of Thomas Edison, a true "rags to riches" story. Through hard work and determination, he helped in creating the mode...
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This program commemorates the life of Benjamin Franklin, one of the most prominent Founders, early political figures and statesmen of the United St...
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From the Wright Brothers to Charles Lindbergh; from the DC-3 to the F-117; the 20th century has been defined by remarkable aircraft and the people ...
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A program that present the life of Vincent van Gogh, who died an impoverished failure in the eyes of the world. However, today his paintings are am...
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This informative program chronicles the life of Rosa Parks. Civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks is remembered as a courageous woman whose defiance in t...
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Standing beside such artistic giants as Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo, the artist known as Raphael is considered one of the most gifted and ad...
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The dominant artistic voice of the twentieth century, Pablo Picasso's legendary career spanned nearly eight decades during which he achieved intern...
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Michelangelo Buonarotti flourished as a sculptor, painter, and architect during the cultural rebirth know as the Renaissance. While under the patro...
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I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: we hold these truths to be self-evident; that all ...
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Join us as we explore the life of Nelson Mandela. He was born the son of a Thembu tribal chief in 1918 and grew up to be South Africa‰۪s stronge...
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Leonardo da Vinci defined the era known as the Renaissance, a cultural rebirth in Europe between the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries. As a pai...
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Imagine that you could not see these words or hear them spoken but you could still talk, write, read, and make friends. In fact, you went to colleg...
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Mohandas K. Gandhi was a man of peace who spent most of his life preaching non-violence to gain equality and freedom for the people of India. This ...
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Who was known as "Old Hickory?" Who were America's greatest Irish heavyweight boxing champions? Who are considered to be America's "Royal Family?" ...
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Join us as we take a look at the men and their magnificent journeys that have shaped the world. Some sailed vast oceans and investigated rivers, wh...
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Edward Moore Kennedy, also known as Ted, was a U.S. senator from Massachusetts for nearly five decades. Born into one of the most powerful and lege...
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Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847-August 2, 1922) was a Scottish scientist and inventor who immigrated to Canada. Today, Bell is widely consider...
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Bill Clinton became the 42nd President of the United States in 1993, and the first Democratic President to serve two terms since Franklin Delano Ro...
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Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States (1801‰ÛÒ1809), author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the m...
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Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States. He used the Presidency as a "bully pulpit" from which he preached to the American p...
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Ronald Reagan was the oldest person ever elected president. After a career in Hollywood as a film actor, Reagan went into politics and was elected ...
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Using archival footage and photographs, this program documents the life, struggles and scandal of our 37th President of the United States, Richard ...
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States. This information program chronicles his life as he grew from a sickly child to...
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As a young man, he proved his worth on the field of battle during the French and Indian War. When the Revolutionary War began, George Washington wa...
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