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Black and white image with closeup of a sign that reads, "Civil Rights Plus Full Employment." Crowd of people and protest signs fill the background.

Black and white illustration of soldiers charging opposing forces during the American Revolution. Several men are pummeled on the ground beneath their feet.

In the background is a blurry map of the 13 original colonies. Text reads, “13 Colonies.”

US map with image of Native Americans and pilgrims sharing food. New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maryland, and Rhode Island are labeled, and the year 1630 is highlighted. Caption. Maryland was founded in 1632, by Lord Baltimore.

Revolutionary soldier holding an American flag salutes us against a red, white, and blue background. Text reads, “4th of July Facts.”

Digital collage. Portrait of George Washington next to a map of the U, S with some eastern states shaded purple. Thought bubble reads, "I'm the president and I set lots of precedents!" Caption. As our first president, he established many precedents.

Digital collage. Superimposed heads of James Madison and Thomas Jefferson on the bodies of 2 men with arms around each other. Text overlay reads, "B, F, Fs 4 eva." Caption. His best friend was Thomas Jefferson.

Digital collage with James Monroe wrapped in an American flag and a number 1 foam hand that reads, "U, S, A." Black and white image of crowd waving American flags in background. Caption. His presidency was called the Era of Good Feelings.

Digital collage. John Adams' head superimposed on Christmas elf's body standing in front of Massachusetts State House. Speech bubble reads, "Go Sawks!" Caption. Female as narrator. John Adams was a grumpy, frumpy principled lawyer from Boston.

Painting of Thomas Jefferson with an exaggerated head. He stands in a room filled with men, some surrounding a table with books and papers. Speech bubble reads, "Take that King George!" Caption. Tom took the lead on the Declaration of Independence.

Digital rendering. Aerial view of 2 switchback staircases with white figures walking downwards on a level labeled, "sixty-ninth floor."

Native American person with face paint wears animal feathered headdress. Caption. But the history of American Indians in this land.

Native American figure with black covering on face holds up weapon in each hand. Second figure lunges in background. Caption. And one of the greatest warrior chiefs.

Man looks at camera and parts lips mid-speech. Backdrop displays black and white illustration of shirtless man falling forward with hair swept up behind him. Caption. One on the eastern seaboard near present-day Boston.

Black and white photo of the midsection of a woman with long, dark hair. Caption. Sarah was also the first American Indian.

Color illustration of a hunter with long, dark hair aiming a spear at two deer by a lake. Caption. Hurled with a unique and powerful tool.

Aerial view of sprawling red rock formations. Caption. Resting between the Rocky Mountains on the east.

Man looks down at camera and parts lips in mid-speech. Backdrop displays painting of a militia bearing an American flag and facing off against Native Americans in battle.

Photo collage of Chinese people with text overlay that reads, "Exclusion and Acceptance."

Green-roofed paifang stands between 2 buildings on a city street. Car and pedestrians in foreground. Caption. Of many major American cities is a bit of China.

Closeup of front page of newspaper with headline that reads, "Supreme Court Strikes Out School Segregation as Against Constitution."

Woman raises eyebrows and opens mouth in mid-speech. Painting with mounds of pottery and a figure holding up their fist as backdrop. Caption. And, in the process, founded San Antonio, Texas.

Woman raises eyebrows and opens mouth in mid-speech. Painting with mounds of pottery and a figure holding up their fist as backdrop. Caption. That it was a time when the tradition of tolerance.

Black and white image of a swamp with lush trees in the foreground and birds in the background. Caption. But 500 years ago, it was home to swamps.

Still image from: Abraham Lincoln for Kids

Still image from: Adam Savage's Tested: One Day Builds--Adam Savage Interviews ILM Texture Artist Jean Bolte

Still image from: Adam Savage's Tested: One Day Builds--Adam Savage Interviews Sound Designer Ben Burtt

Still image from: Adam Savage's Tested: One Day Builds--The Design of Police Badges in Film and TV at Earl Hays Press

Rectangle with two boxes. One labeled, "Yes," has a check mark and the other labeled, "No" is empty. American flag backdrop. Caption. Voting is a powerful right and important responsibility.

Still image from: All About the Holidays: Election Day (Spanish)

Lime green map of the United States overlaid by a vertical strip with states in brown and red and white stripes beneath.

Rendering of a tattered Betsy Ross flag with circle of stars in the upper left corner and faded red and white stripes.

Collage with image of Grover Cleveland emerging from U, S Capitol building and holding a sign that reads, "Labor Day." American flag waves from each side. Caption. As a national holiday in September to honor workers.

Still image from: All About the Holidays: Labor Day (Spanish)

Sepia toned image of a cemetery lined with rows of blank headstones. Title bar reads, "May 30, 1838."

2 individuals in uniform face away from camera and salute an image of George Washington. An American flag fills the background. Superimposed title card reads, "1880s."

Collage displaying photos of influential women with female symbol superimposed over images. Caption. As scientists, inventors, artists, politicians, and more.

Still image from: All About the Holidays: Women's History Month (Spanish)

Black and white photo of Amelia Earhart, smiling and peeking out from a car door, husband George Putnam standing beside her. Caption. Amelia Earhart set aviation records.

Senior woman stands in a crowd of people reaching towards something that is not visible in frame. In the foreground, a woman's hand in a blue latex glove. Caption. Where he learned about morality and economics.

Close up of an American flag held up by a hand on each side. Projection screen, office chairs and desk in the background.

Closeup of a person front loading a Civil War-era cannon attached to a wheel. Caption. Without accepting the eager pool of black volunteers.

Outline of the United States crisscrossed with glowing lines and luminous flares.

Aerial view of an elevated train running between brick buildings beneath a city skyline.

Black and white photo closeup of a lightbox sign that reads, "On the air."

Still image from: Archaeo-Tech: Shell Tools

Still image from: Archaeo-Tech: The Atlatl

Closeup looking up at the face of the green Statue of Liberty against a blue sky. Caption. "She is, of course, the Statue of Liberty."

Colored drawing of a boy with a sad expression as he holds his chin in both hands. He wears a red sports jersey.

Automobile factory with an assembly line of cars surrounded by several robotic devices.

Still image from: Beatrix Farrand's American Landscapes

Lake with the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D,C in the distance. Text on image reads, "Becoming Equal Under the Law."

Federal Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg and a man dressed as Benjamin Franklin standing in front of a stately building. Text reads, “Benjamin Franklin: History Speaks. Douglas H. Ginsburg, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit and Benjamin Franklin, Portrayed by Bill Robling.”

Still image from: Between the Waters: Part 4

Still image from: Between the Waters: Part 6

Still image from: Beyond Being Silenced: Gyaa Isdlaa

Still image from: Bill of Rights for Real Life: Citizen Juries

Still image from: BRI's Homework Help: Citizens United v. FEC

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Still image from: BRI's Homework Help: Freedom of Assembly

Still image from: BRI's Homework Help: Marbury v. Madison

Still image from: BRI's Homework Help: McCulloch v. Maryland

Still image from: BRI's Homework Help: New York Times Co. v. United States

Still image from: BRI's Homework Help: The Establishment Clause

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Still image from: BRI's Homework Help: The Story of Women's Suffrage in America (Part 2)

Still image from: BRI's Homework Help: The Third Amendment

Still image from: BRI's Homework Help: Tinker v. Des Moines

Still image from: BRI's Homework Help: U.S. v. Lopez

Still image from: BRI's Homework Help: Wisconsin v. Yoder

Color illustration of a green fountain with colorful mission style buildings in the background. Caption. That is very much alive in California today.

Men dressed in old pioneer clothes stand around outside with a cannon behind them. Text reads, “The First Inhabitants to the American Civil War.”

View of the Golden Gate Bridge over the San Francisco Bay. Text reads, “The Wild West to the 21st Century.”

Title text reads, “Campaigning: Earning Every Vote,” against a blue background covered in stars.

Still image from: Carolina Snaps: Angel Oak Tree

Still image from: Carolina Snaps: Carolina Day

Still image from: Carolina Snaps: Cecil Williams South Carolina Civil Rights Museum

Still image from: Carolina Snaps: Dave the Potter

Still image from: Carolina Snaps: King Hagler--Catawba Indian Chief

Still image from: Carolina Snaps: Ronald McNair

Still image from: Carolina Snaps: The State House

Still image from: Charlie's Place: Episode 4

Black and white illustration of a young Christopher Columbus, with a mustache, beard, and soft hat. Caption. Columbus had become even more convinced of his destiny.

Still image from: Civics Fundamental With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Group of People Was Taken to America and Sold as Slaves?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: Before He Was President, Eisenhower Was a General. What War Was He in?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: During the Cold War, What Was the Main Concern of the United States?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: How Many Amendments Does the Constitution Have?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: Name One American Indian Tribe in the United States

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: Name One Right Only for United States Citizens

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: Name One U.S. Territory.

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: Name One War Fought by the United States in the 1800s.

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: Name One War Fought By the United States in the 1900s.

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: Name Two National U.S. Holidays

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: The Idea of Self-Government Is in the First Three Words of the Constitution. What Are These Words?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Are the Two Major Political Parties in the United States?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Did Martin Luther King, Jr. Do?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Did Susan B. Anthony Do?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Do We Show Loyalty to When We Say the Pledge of Allegiance?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Is Freedom of Religion?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Is One Thing Benjamin Franklin Is Famous for?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Is the Capital of the United States?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Is the Name of the National Anthem?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Is the Supreme Law of the Land?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Was One Important Thing That Abraham Lincoln Did?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: When Do We Celebrate Independence Day?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: Where Is the Statue of Liberty?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: Who Is the "Father of Our Country?"

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: Who Lived in America Before the Europeans Arrived?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: Who Makes Federal Laws?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: Who Was the First President?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: Why Do Some States Have More Representatives Than Other States?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: Why Does the Flag Have 13 Stripes?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: Why Does the Flag Have 50 Stars?

Still image from: Civics in a Civic: Part 1

Still image from: Civics in a Civic: Part 2

Still image from: Civics in a Civic: Part 3

Batte map shows 5 red rectangles labeled "Lee" on the west bank of the Rappahannock River near Fredericksburg and 3 blue rectangles labeled "Hooker" on the east bank. The Rapidian River branches off from Rappahannock to the northwest, with 3 blue rectangles sitting on the west bank and 1 blue rectangle on the east bank and close to Chancellorsville.

Battle map shows individual red rectangles for Confederate troops on 1 side of the Rappahannock River, and stacked green rectangles for Union troops labeled "Sumner", "Hooker" and "Franklin" on the other side. A blue arrow points from Sumner across the river, through Fredericksburg, and towards the Confederate troops.

Cardboard model of a Spanish mission rests in the grass. Spanish caption. El modelo de July de la tercera misión.

Woman and children crouch in a circle on the ground as they work adobe with their hands. Caption. Of their adobe brick ingredients.

2 Native American men and 2 Native American children sit closely together inside a wood structure. Caption. Listening to stories told by the native elders.

Man wears a dark polo with the word "staff" printed on it. His eyebrows are slightly raised and his mouth is open mid-speech. Caption. Talking about our friends in Signers' Hall.

Woman stands in the middle of 3 3D digital buildings representing the U, S, Legislative Branch, Judicial Branch, and Executive Branch.

Painting of men creating the U, S Constitution. Some are standing, others are seated, and 1 sits at a table partially covered in papers with a book, inkwell, and quill pen on the other side. Caption. And how they handled those concerns.

Close up on the holes of photo film that have the number nineteen printed on it. Text reads, “Amiable Strangers.”

Close up on the holes of photo film that have the number five printed on it. Text reads, “Fact or Fiction?”

President John F. Kennedy walks alongside another man in a suit. They pass by a line of police officers.

View of the moon in space.

View of a space capsule floating in the ocean in the distance.

Men in astronaut suits ushered into a spacecraft with men in lab coats checking their suits before they go in.

Engineers in white lab coats working on a spacecraft in a large laboratory.

Black and white photo of the earth viewed from space.

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: Battles of the Civil War

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: Slavery

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: The 1960s in America

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: The Civil War (Part 2)

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: The Civil War (Part I)

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: The Seven Years War and the Great Awakening

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: Women in the 19th Century

Still image from: Dance Matters: The Cakewalk (With Teaching Artist Marielle Richardson)

Still image from: Dance Matters: The Charleston (With Teaching Artist Marielle Richardson)

Native Americans with drums and White soldiers in red jackets and white paints, walking.

Still image from: December Fun Facts

Closeup of brown script on a tan background. Script reads, "July 4, 1776. United States of America.

Senior man stands on the lawn in front of a Victorian-style building. The sign next to him reads, "The Law Offices of Peter Miller".

Corner of Wall Street in dim light with 2 N, Y, P, D squad cars parked at the corner while several people in suits walk by in the background. Several American flags are displayed on a building on the right. Caption. But things are different now.

Still image from: Earliest Peoples in America

Black and white cartoon of 2 men and a woman standing in a row before a large hand that holds up a paper that reads, "Ballot" with a check mark beneath.

Title text reads, "Elections Explained," against a blue background covered in stars.

In the foreground, we see a digital illustration of a person casting a vote along with the text “Electoral College.” In the background, an electoral map of the United States features five icons with different candidates.

Title text reads, “Electoral College: How the Election is Won,” against a blue background covered in stars.

Black men wade along the edge of a river surrounded by trees. Caption. Garrett helped more than 2,000 enslaved people to freedom.

Aerial shot of a diorama that shows ruins of several multi-level buildings. Caption. Some Native Americans who lived in the Southwest deserts.

Black and white frame shows a group of men dressed in colonial-era clothing, carrying rifles at their side. Caption. In April of 1775, a small band of colonists called militiamen.

Closeup of a white protest sign that reads, "Stop Racism Now" in red bold block letters. Caption. Does not mean that the government.

Nineteenth century black and white photo of a group of Black adults and children standing against a house. Caption. It was ratified in 1868.

Low shot of several men in American revolutionary-era clothing walking in a group with rifles at their side. Caption. This led to protests.

2 men dressed in shirts that read F, B, I Evidence Response Team look through the open trunk of a white sedan. Text overlay reads, "Search and seizure must be reasonable." Caption. And that there can be no action without probable cause.

Black and white photo of rows of people crowded into a building. Caption. At the local courthouse, sometimes bringing his son.

From above, we see the original copy of the Bill of Rights in a gold frame. Text reads, “Bill of Rights, First Amendment.”

Small fountains of water erupt from a series of ornamental basins. Manicured greenery in the background.

Visualization of the U, S branches of government. Green arrows lead from Legislative to Executive and Judicial. A red arrow leads from the Judicial to Executive. Background is a collage of government terms like, Checks and Balances, and Gridlock.

Dr. Andrew Rudalevige faces camera next to text that reads, "Political Action Committee. Noun. An organization that raises money privately to influence elections or legislation."

Graph shows Government Spending in trillions of U,S dollars. The Y-axis has a scale of 0 to 4. The x-axis has a scale of the years 1800 to 2015. A red line gradually increases from 1800 to W,W,2 but only slightly above 0.

Simple icon of the capitol building next to text that reads, "Testing food, drugs, and other consumer products." The background is a transparent image of a scientist doing lab tests.

Dr. Andrew Rudalevige faces camera next to an email message that reads, "To, Bowdoin College. Re, More Founding Principles!" The body of the email is empty and there is a send button at the bottom.

Dr. Andrew Rudalevige faces camera and gestures with both hands slightly up and bent at the elbow. The backdrop is a closeup of parchment.

Dr. Andrew Rudalevige faces camera and gestures with both hands up and bent at elbow. The backdrop is a collage of old newspapers. The prominent headline reads, "Women win right to vote in suffragette victory. Nineteenth Amendment ratified!"

Color illustration of a multi-story factory with 3 smokestacks. Text overlay reads, "Refined 98% of sugar sold in U, S." The name E, C Knight is visible at the bottom right corner.

Closeup of parchment with cursive writing just barely visible in the top right corner.

Dr. Andrew Rudalevige stands in front of a black and white photo backdrop of F, D, R doing a fireside chat and a portrait photo John F. Kennedy that has been placed at the bottom of the frame.

Dr. Andrew Rudalevige faces camera with a confused expression on his face. Next to him, a text box reads, "Certiorari. Noun. A writ or order by which a higher court reviews a decision of a lower court."

Dr. Andrew Rudalevige stands in front of camera, gesturing out with both hands. Behind him, a black and white collage of a baby crying and another baby looking just off camera.

Mind map chart shows a central circle, labeled Media's Effects, branching off in 3 directions to 3 circles labeled Framing, Agenda Setting, and Priming.

Portrait photos of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney with text on image that reads, "129 million 237 thousand 647 people voted in 2012 U, S Presidential Election."

Dr. Andrew Rudalevige faces camera with a video frame next to him in the shape of a T, V set. The image on the T, V shows several teenagers wearing white blindfolds.

Still image from: From Africa to the White House: Slavery and Freedom (Part 1--With Teaching Artist Ann Caldwell)

Line drawing. Black Seminole man wearing a cloak and long hat lunges forward as a police officer pulls back on his collar. Spanish caption. Osceola murio en prision.

Still image from: From the Sky: Greenville

Still image from: From the Sky: Gullah

Still image from: From the Sky: Lake Jocassee

Still image from: From the Sky: Lake Murray

Still image from: From the Sky: Railroads

Still image from: From the Sky: SC State Christmas Tree

Still image from: From the Sky: South Carolina's Most Haunted

Still image from: From the Sky: Southern Campaign

Still image from: Fun Facts About California

Still image from: Fun Facts for 50 States

Text reads, "George Washington," against a digital illustration of George Washington, holding a finger to the sky.

Federal Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg and a man dressed as George Washington stand in front of a stately building. Text reads, “George Washington: History Speaks. Douglas H. Ginsburg, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit and George Washington, Portrayed by Dean Malissa.”

Map of eastern United States with north shaded blue and south shaded red. Dashed arrows point to a red dot labeled "Gettysburg."

Color billboard cutout of a bull with horns, red eyes, blowing smoke through his nostrils. Text on billboard reads. Hit bull, win steak, hit grass, win salad.

Still image from: Go For It! Discover Something New: Edgefield Pottery

Still image from: Go For It! Discover Something New: Historic Brattonsville

Still image from: Go For It! Discover Something New: Hoppin' Plate of History

Still image from: Go For It! Discover Something New: Living History Park

Still image from: Go For It! Discover Something New: Palmetto Rose

Silhouette of a seventeenth century sailing vessel at sunset. Caption. Hudson's crew worried the voyage might be cursed.