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Democracy In America

Democracy In America

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Democracy in America, a video course in civics, covers topics of civic knowledge, skills, and dispositions recommended by The Civics Framework for the National Assessment of Educational Progress developed by the U.S. Department of Education.

Man wearing a police officer's uniform stands behind a podium, speaking to an audience of officers. Caption. And also for the protection of their rights.
Democracy In America
Episode 1
28 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Painting of a group of colonial-era American politicians standing and gathered around a desk. In the background, several bystanders are seated in chairs looking towards them.
Democracy In America
Episode 2
28 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Wide shot of the inside of the U, S Senate chamber taken from the second floor looking down, showing senators seated at desks arranged in a half moon formation. Caption. What they saw as a federal abuse of power.
Democracy In America
Episode 3
28 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Man wearing a dark uniform and bike helmet raises his arms up, bending them at the elbow like he's making a muscle. Caption. It also values public order and safety.
Democracy In America
Episode 4
28 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Group of Black, White, and Brown teenagers walking down a school hallway. Caption. Farmville has become a model for integrated schools.
Democracy In America
Episode 5
28 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Mitch McConnell stands at the podium in the U, S Senate chamber speaking into the microphone with several senators at their desks. Caption. Expect their elected legislators to be their advocates.
Democracy In America
Episode 6
28 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Closeup on Ronald Reagan speaking to camera in a televised presidential message. Caption. Are you entitled to the fruits of your own labor?
Democracy In America
Episode 7
28 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
2 people seated at a shared desk covered in papers. They are both holding phone receivers up to their ears. Caption. Coordinating recovery efforts and providing resistance.
Democracy In America
Episode 8
28 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Wide exterior shot of the U, S Supreme Court during the daytime. Caption. The justices make fundamental policy decisions.
Democracy In America
Episode 9
28 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Person seated in a dark television studio with several monitors on the wall in front of them. Caption. At its best, the American media aids the democratic process.
Democracy In America
Episode 10
28 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Wide side angle exterior view of the U, S Capitol building, showing the entrance and dome. Caption. And Congress was under pressure to get it moving again.
Democracy In America
Episode 11
28 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Male politician walks on to a stage with a podium, shaking hands with a man in a business suit. A crowd of people in the audience hold up Bush signs. Caption. Because parties organize broad coalitions of people to recruit.
Democracy In America
Episode 12
28 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Closeup on lined yellow paper and person's hand holding a writing instrument. Caption. Voting in this country is a 2 step process.
Democracy In America
Episode 13
28 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Group of Black people carrying signs, march together with the U, S Capitol building in the distant background. Caption. To advance an anti-poverty agenda.
Democracy In America
Episode 14
28 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Man wearing a military uniform hands a large bag of supplies to a man dressed in civilian clothes standing next to a military supply vehicle.
Democracy In America
Episode 15
28 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
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