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Black and white frame of Martin Luther King, Junior gesturing out as he speaks at a podium with several microphones. A crowd of men stands behind him, many wearing white caps.

The Contemplation of Justice statue in the U.S. Supreme Court depicts a seated female figure holding a smaller figure of a blindfolded Justice.

Wooden gavel with its face touching down to an American flag.

People looking at a computer screen. One person points to the screen. Inset of a closeup view with an area highlighted. Caption: You can see that there are two colors present--

Still image from: Banned Books: Censored in School

$Two people wearing gloves and examining human bones. Caption: no bones were fractured.$

Still image from: BRI's Homework Help: Brown v. Board of Education

Still image from: BRI's Homework Help: Free Speech

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

Still image from: BRI's Homework Help: Freedom of the Press

Still image from: BRI's Homework Help: Gideon v. Wainwright

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

Still image from: BRI's Homework Help: McDonald v. Chicago

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

Still image from: BRI's Homework Help: Origins and Purposes of the Bill of Rights

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

Still image from: BRI's Homework Help: The Free Exercise Clause

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

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

A man in a white lab coat looking into a microscope. Caption: Examination back in the lab can confirm the species of fern.

Teenage boy with a distressed expression leans on a table and looks up at a shadowy figure in a dark room. Caption. Cause problems, cause this.

Black and white cartoon of Al Capone in silhouette against an open prison door lined with bars.

Black and white frame of a man and woman hugging. Caption. Well, I'll, I'll tell you what I'll do.

Man wearing a white white shirt and yellow necktie sits slightly sideways from the camera and looks forward. He is speaking as if he is in an interview.

Man sits for an interview at a desk with lots of papers and folders stacked on top. Text reads, “Elliot Hicks. Arbitrator.”

Man sits for an interview in a blue room next to a window with a green mug on the table next to him. Text reads, “Robert Angst. Bankruptcy Lawyer.”

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 Justices Are on the Supreme Court?

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: What Does the Constitution do?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Does the Judicial Branch Do?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Is One Power of the Federal Government?

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

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Is One Promise You Make When You Become a United States Citizen?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Is One Responsibility That Is Only for United States Citizens?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Is One Right or Freedom From the First Amendment?

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

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Is the Highest Court in the United States?

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: Who Is the Chief Justice of the United States Now?

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

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: Who Signs Bills to Become Laws?

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

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.

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.

Closeup of a man wearing a dark polo. He smiles and speaks to camera. Caption. Out of the government's dollars and cents.

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.

Still image from: Crash Course Media Literacy: Media Policy and You

Cyberchase cartoon. Jackie closes her eyes and holds out both hands. Caption. All we have to do is count them.

Man faces camera and gestures in sign language, holding hands up with pinky fingers raised, 1 hand closer to the chest. Caption. Welcome to dealing with illegal interview questions.

Closeup of a traffic light at night with the red light illuminated. Caption. They have to follow the speed limit signs.

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.

Cartoon of man speaking on corded telephone with index finger of other hand pointing up. Caption. Let's raise and fix our prices.

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

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.

Todd, the narrator for the Getting a Job series, faces camera and uses sign language. Next to him, an image of a hammer and gavel. Caption. You have rights as well as responsibilities.

Sculptural reconstruction of a fleshed out human skull on a wooden stand against black background.

Woman wearing a business suit pulls a book down from a law library. Caption. Being a lawyer is all about solving problems.

Man in witness box with suited man looking at him in a courtroom setting. Caption. Did you have them on at the same time of the accident.

Woman in a suit stands in shadow with hands clasped at waist and lips parted as she speaks. Caption. As governor, it's up to me to decide.

Park ranger stands with his hands clasped at his waist. An American flag hangs in the background. Caption. Of the signing of the Constitution.

Young woman in tie-dyed shirt with sunglasses on her head smiles and holds a box of cigarettes. Caption. I'm like, "Mr. Choplick, how ya doin'?"

Still image from: Mossback's Northwest: Prohibition’s Most Secret Moonshine

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Painted statue of a policeman in full uniform kneeling next to a sitting German Shepherd police dog. The statue is inside a museum.

Senior man looks slightly off camera in an outdoor setting opening his mouth slightly as if in mid-speech. Caption. Real hurt and real anger.

Woman in black turtleneck tucks head slightly and purses lips. Caption. Was to hope to push the jury to decide the death penalty.

Sepia tone photo of a courtroom showing judge, court reporter, defense attorney, defendant and prosecuting attorney. Caption. If the defendant has been found guilty of the crime.

Still image from: Origin of Everything: The 2nd Amendment Explained

Still image from: Origin of Everything: Why Are 18 Year Olds Considered Adults?

Still image from: Origin of Everything: Why Was It Illegal to be “Ugly”?

Barack Obama speaking at a podium with presidential seal. Caption. And now, I'm very proud to sign the bill.

Man and woman in white lab coats look at a computer while pressing buttons on a controller. Caption. They also rely on ballistics to match bullets and guns.

Adolescent boy stands in front of camera, looking off to one side. Caption. And then you got to deal with the parents.

Man with his lips pursed and eyes looking up to his right sits in front of black background. Caption. No, I consider myself to be a, serial litigator.

3-D animated rendering shows an eerie, foggy park scene, a 1950s-style car that is covered in green algae or moss is parked near a bench. In front of this car we can see the back end of a more modern-looking car.

Front view of Sergeant Cooper, a C, G, I police car with black across the front and white on the sides, driving on a city street with a school bus and other vehicles in the background. Caption. I will show you what we do.

C, G, I bright red sports car with matching wheels and dark windows appears to drive out of a jail cell in low light.

Still image from: Real City Heroes: Sergeant Cooper the Police Car--The Case of the Missing Garbage (Part 5)

Front view of C, G, I Sergeant Cooper the Police Car with his blue lights flashing as he drives down a street in a city. Caption. Ryder, I've lost him. What's his location?

Front view of C, G, I Sergeant Cooper the Police Car with his blue lights flashing as he drives tilted on a dirt incline next to a red train. Caption. It's time to send them back to where they came from!

Front view of a Madjet, a retro red C, G, I car with rocket engines in the place of wheels. Madjet hovers in front of the windows of a skyscraper. Caption. Ha, ha, ha! You just can't catch me.

Closeup of a teenage boy with short dark hair in a black shirt sitting in a dark room with slits of light peeking through the vertical blinds. Caption. Or the cop will give you a curfew ticket.

Still image from: Roots of Resistance: The Olmstead Decision

Still image from: Scopes: Curriculum on Trial

Young woman wearing an orange jumpsuit looks down from behind bars. Caption. You can't explain crime just by looking at the statistics.

Medium shot of a smiling middle aged man wearing glasses. Caption. Looking at the branch's creation might help us understand.

Closeup of what appears to be a legal document from the mid-1800s. Paper is aged and handwriting is written in black ink using cursive style from that era. Caption. He used to be recognized as a citizen.

Closeup of a woman looking directly at camera as she smiles broadly. Behind her is a background that appears to be a glassed-in entry to a school hallway. Caption. As the Court ruled in 1986.

Cartoon. Figure of a man kneeling and printing out the word, California, on the California state flag. His drawing appears to be the origination of the design concept for the California flag.

2 people using wheelchairs and holding signs look towards police officers walking by. Caption. Michaels. Starting in the 1980s, people with disabilities.

Man in a suit signs with both hands. Title card reads, "Are All Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students Protected by the A, D, A?" Text on screen reads, "Disability equals physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity. Physical impairment includes deaf and hard of hearing." Caption. Does the A, D, A protect all deaf and hard of hearing students?

Man in suit signs with hands crossed at his chest. Title card reads, "Definition of 'Disability.' " Text on screen reads, "Other types of disabilities defined under A, D, A. Regarded as having such an impairment." Caption. That person is protected under the A, D, A.

Painting of a senior Benjamin Franklin reading. Caption. But the great American diplomat, 81-year-old Benjamin Franklin.

Illustration of a Black woman in front of a fence with patterned clouds and houses in background. Caption. Her skin a creamy caramel.

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.

Wide exterior shot of the U, S Supreme Court during the daytime. Caption. The justices make fundamental policy decisions.

Slide shows a backwards American flag forming the background to the text, "Bartnicki v. Vopper. The Illegal Digital Intercept Case."

Slide shows a backwards American flag forming the background to the text, "Boy Scouts of America v. Dale. The Gay Scoutmaster Case."

Slide shows a backwards American flag forming the background to the text, "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. The Campaign Finance Reform Case."

Slide shows a backwards American flag forming the background to the text, "Garcetti v. Ceballos. The Whistleblower Case."

Slide shows a backwards American flag forming the background to the text, "Van Orden v. Perry. McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky The Ten Commandments Cases."

Slide shows a backwards American flag forming the background to the text, "Zelman v. Simmons-Harris. The School Voucher Case."

Still image from: The Inspectors: Semper Phi

Still image from: The Inspectors: Teacher's Pet

Still image from: The Inspectors: The Art of the Stand Up

Still image from: The Inspectors: Welcome Back

Closeup of a Black girl in a wide smile standing next to 2 Black boys.

Black and white photo of a group of people. A man holds a boy in the foreground next to a woman shielding her eyes. Caption. It showed a whole generation a wider world.

Grainy black and white photo of men in suits and various hats. Caption. Were wounded or got killed.

Closeup of a crowd of people carrying banners and signs at a demonstration. Caption. Before the Civil War, the issues were slavery.

Black and white photo of a man in a suit and black frame glasses. Caption. The assistant attorney general, William H. Rehnquist.

Closeup angle view of a teenage girl standing against a white concrete block wall. She looks directly into camera with her mouth closed. Caption. I can be sweet, but I can also be tough.

Courtroom with full jury box in foreground and a judge at judge's bench in the distance. Caption. Once potential jury members gather.

Man seated and speaking. Caption. To manage your assets in the event of your incapacity

Woman speaking. Caption: I'm an attorney at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

Still image from: Xploration Earth 2050: Forensic Science

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Who Owns Space?