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Still image from: 54 Days: America and the Pandemic

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.

Dark frame shows a shadowy figure standing indoors. Text at the bottom of the frame reads, "Reenactment."

Black and white portrait of Thomas Jefferson. Caption. Among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

Closeup of weathered Constitution on parchment with handwritten script that reads, "We the people," in large script at top.

Black and white photo of Abraham Lincoln wearing a top hat and flanked by men in uniform. Large tent and trees in background.

Mottled black and white photo of 3 Native Americans with white tipis in background.

Black and white illustration of early 20th century woman with her arm raised to the side. She faces a man in a top hat as he leans toward her with his hand up. Another man reclines and opens his mouth as if shouting in background.

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

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.

Faded still frame of men in wide-brimmed hats, bent over and working in a field.

Side view of Barack Obama standing at a lectern with crowds in the background holding blue signs that read, "Change."

Red and white stripes of U, S flag with overlay of the U, S Constitution. Text overlay reads, Constitutional Reform and Controversy.

Red and white stripes of U, S flag with overlay of the U, S Constitution. Text overlay reads, Founding the Constitution.

Closeup of the Constitution with red and white stripes superimposed over it. Title card reads, "Testing the Constitution."

Red and white stripes of U, S flag with overlay of the U, S Constitution. Text overlay reads, The Constitution in a Changing World.

Red and white stripes of U, S flag with overlay of the U, S Constitution. Text overlay reads, The Constitution is Expanded.

Red and white stripes of U, S flag with overlay of the U, S Constitution. Text overlay reads, The Constitution Survives.

Red and white stripes of U, S flag with overlay of the U, S Constitution. Text overlay reads, The Seeds of the Constitution.

Red and white stripes of U, S flag with overlay of the U, S Constitution. Text overlay reads, Writing the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

Man dressed as Abraham Lincoln stands sideways in front of a sunlit window, looking down at a small book. Framed portrait hangs on wall next to window.

The rooftops of different buildings. Behind all the buildings is a large river with boats and ships in it. Text reads, “Industrialization and Economic Development.”

Water rushes through rocks in the Fridley creek. Caption: when it's severely icing, it's a hostile environment.

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)

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

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

Collaged illustration of Revolutionary War soldiers manning cannons. A map as backdrop. Caption. Male as Narrator. The third Monday in April is Patriot's Day.

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

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 of men and women in military uniform standing below a document titled, "Veteran's Day." Image of Congress in session as backdrop. Caption. To recognize all soldiers who serve in war and peace.

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

Still image from: All the Answers: Voting, Wolves, Thunderstorms

Still image from: Alma's Way: Alma Town / Alma’s Big Help

Still image from: Alma's Way: Justice Sonia and Judge Alma / Justice Sonia and Umpire Alma

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.

Group of men wearing turbans and belted woolen tunics ride horses while using bows and arrows.

View of the Parthenon on top of a hill looking over the city of Athens. At the bottom of the hill are other Ancient buildings. Text reads, “The Greek City-State and Democracy.”

Video of Nate with a chalk frame drawn around it is superimposed on a blackboard background on the left side of the screen, and a statue of a Roman emperor is on the right. Caption. "To put his face on the Roman coin."

Barack Obama wearing black winter coat. Caption. I stand before you today to announce my candidacy.

Michelle Obama stands at a podium at a political rally. People hold campaign signs behind her. Caption. And Barack says that our greatest challenge.

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.”

Woman crosses a crosswalk using a wheelchair. A ramp leads from the street to the sidewalk in front of her where a child is standing.

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

Title text reads, “Borrower Beware," against a background of the Dow Jones ticker tape.

Still image from: BRI's Homework Help: Baker v. Carr

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

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

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: Marbury v. Madison

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

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

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

Still image from: BRI's Homework Help: Roe v. Wade

Still image from: BRI's Homework Help: Schenck v. United States

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Animation of a woman wearing Victorian clothing looking towards the skyline in 1918 London. Caption. Have won the right to vote.

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

Still image from: Carolina Snaps: The State House

Title text reads, "Checks & Balances," next to clipart of a Judge’s hammer, law books, and the scales of justice.

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

Digital illustration shows a person holding out a red book with Chinese characters on the cover. Text reads, “China’s Little Red Book: Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung. 1964.”

Closeup of rice blades, some flowering. Caption. Rice is easily the most important crop.

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.

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: How Many Justices Are on the Supreme Court?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: How Many U.S. Senators Are There?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: How Old Do Citizens Have to Be to Vote for President?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: If Both the President and the Vice President Can No Longer Serve, Who Becomes President?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: If the President Can No Longer Serve, Who Becomes President?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: In What Month Do We Vote for President?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: Name One Branch of the Federal Government

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 the U.S. War Between the North and the South.

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: Name Your U.S. Representative.

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: The Federalist Papers Supported the Passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name One of the Writers.

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: The House of Representatives Has How Many Voting Members?

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: There Are Four Amendments to the Constitution About Who Can Vote. Describe One of Them.

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: We Elect a U.S. Representative for How Many Years?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: We Elect a U.S. Senator for How Many Years?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: We Elect Our President for How Many Years?

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 Are the Two Parts of the U.S. Congress?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Are Two Cabinet-Level Positions?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Are Two Rights in the Declaration of Independence?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Are Two Rights of Everyone Living in the United States?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Are Two Ways That Americans Can Participate in Their Democracy?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Did the Declaration of Independence Do?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Did the Emancipation Proclamation Do?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Do We Call the First Ten Amendments to the Constitution?

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 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 Does the President's Cabinet Do?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Happened at the Constitutional Convention?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Is an Amendment?

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 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 Reason Colonists Came to America?

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 Capital of Your State?

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

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 Name of the President of the United States Now?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Is the Name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives Now?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Is the Name of the Vice President of the United States Now?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Is the Political Party of the President Now?

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 Stops One Branch of Government From Becoming Too Powerful?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: What Territory Did the United States Buy From France in 1803?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: When Is the Last Day You Can Send in Federal Income Tax Forms?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: When Must All Men Register for the Selective Service?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: When Was the Constitution Written?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: When Was the Declaration of Independence Adopted?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: Who Did the United States Fight During World War II?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: Who Does a U.S. Senator Represent?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: Who Is in Charge of the Executive Branch?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: Who Is One of Your State's U.S. Senators Now?

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 Is the Commander of Chief of the Military?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: Who Is the Governor of Your State 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: Who Vetoes Bills?

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

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: Who Was the President During the Great Depression and World War II?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: Who Was the President During World War I?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: Who Wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Still image from: Civics Fundamentals With Judge Douglas Ginsburg: Why Did the Colonists Fight the British?

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

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

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.

Group of Black, White, and Brown teenagers walking down a school hallway. Caption. Farmville has become a model for integrated schools.

Old sepia-toned map shows property lines with parcels numbered and geographic features noted on map.

Senior man in a black judge's gown sits in a courtroom setting. He holds a pen in one hand and gazes down at the desk in front of him.

Black and white frame of judge facing crowded courtroom gallery. Caption. The sooner we get started, the better chance we have.

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.

People with sacks covering their faces and phrases such as "Greed" and "Self Interest" written on their shirts stand next to a person wearing Earth with a face over their head. 1st Earth Day April 22, 1970 Caption: It was the first celebration of Earth Day,

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: Age of Jackson

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: America in World War I

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: American Imperialism

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: George H.W. Bush and the End of the Cold War

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: Gilded Age Politics

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: Reconstruction and 1876

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: Taxes and Smuggling--Prelude to Revolution

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: Terrorism War and Bush 43

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: The Cold War

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: The Election of 1860 and the Road to Disunion

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: The Great Depression

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: The Industrial Economy

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: The New Deal

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: The Progressive Era

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: The Reagan Revolution

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: The Rise of Conservatism

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: Thomas Jefferson and His Democracy

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: Where U.S. Politics Came From

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: Who Won the American Revolution?

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: World War II (Part 1)

Still image from: Crash Course World History I: Capitalism and Socialism

Still image from: Crash Course World History I: Tea Taxes and the American Revolution

Still image from: Crash Course World History I: The Roman Empire or Republic. Which Was It?

Still image from: Crash Course World History II: Democracy, Authoritarian Capitalism, and China

Closeup of 1 man speaking to another with a serious, narrow-eyed expression. Caption. Where you'll see how we check a bag of cans.

Cyberchase cartoon. Matt, Jackie, Inez, Digit and a boy with orange hair and a pale blue face stand and look at a sign attached to a chain link fence that reads, "Public Hearing Today." Caption. Public hearing on this space today.

Digital illustration shows an angry Stalin speaking at a podium with the red flag of the USSR behind him. Text reads, “De-Stalinization: The Secret Speech. February 25, 1956.”

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

Man stands in command hatch of a green army tank among row of tanks. Caption. A war which illustrates how appeasing a bully can fail.

3 young children, 2 girls and 1 boy, gather around a school locker. Caption. Maybe you should go into the office and ask.

Group of adult men and women seated in chairs at city hall.

Woman wearing a white blouse sits on a bench and gazes at camera. Young girl sits next to her and smiles broadly.

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.

Closeup on lined yellow paper and person's hand holding a writing instrument. Caption. Voting in this country is a 2 step process.

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.