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Televised interview shows a boy looking towards camera with a microphone held up in front of him. Title bar below reads, "What is voting?" Caption. Put a check who they want to vote.

Woman, man and two children crouch down and huddle together on the ground. Caption. Stay down, stay down.

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.

Black and white photo of South African tribe members in traditional clothing. Caption. It was an idyllic childhood but suddenly cut short.

Crowds of people fill the front of the Capitol building, as people exit through the front doors. Caption. And in 2000, the presidency of the United States.

Cartoon of a man and woman standing behind a podium with the presidential crest, red and blue balloons dropping from the ceiling. Caption. If the President dies or is unable to hold office.

Painting. Abraham Lincoln, wearing trousers, shirt, and suspenders holds out his hands to a man. They are standing outside a home under an awning. Caption. Thank you, young man.

Black and white illustration of a wedding with a Black groom and White bride. The pastor marrying them is Black and wearing a long dark robe. Caption. Among free blacks and whites.

Cartoon closeup on an iron archway that reads Dog Farm. At the center is a side view of a black dog, chin raised, tail curling back. Caption. Sound of light jazz music.

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

Men wearing militia uniforms stand in a line, rifles by their side pointing up. Caption. The congress also asked colonists to start a militia.

Aerial shot of Hillary Clinton speaking on stage in front of a crowd of people, her image projected on 2 jumbotron screens. Caption. As being affected by money in politics.

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.

Black and white photo of person walking through a room with a slotted roof, sun shining through the slats. Caption. But what they came to see was.

Title card on blue background reads, "Communism is a system of social and political organization that calls for a classless society in which all property is owned by the community and everyone is equal."

Title card on blue background reads, "Confederal government. System of government in which power is shared by a central government and local and state governments, but little power is granted to the central government."

Black and white still of Tiananmen Gate hung with a portrait of Mao Zedong. Title bar reads, "Chinese Revolution." Caption. After the Chinese revolution in 1949.

Title card on blue background reads, "Federal government. System of government in which a strong central government shares power with state and local governments. Powers are divided and balanced."

Closeup of the Union Jack. Caption. The United Kingdom is an example of a constitutional monarchy.

Title card on blue background reads, "Unitary government. System of government in which 1 central government holds most of the power."

Group of Pacific Islander children. 1 of the older girls wears an American flag bandana on her head and holds a baby to her chest.

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.