VIDEO LINKS- Additional Video resources to help gain a better understanding of American Government content.
Click on the links under each section and quarter of our U.S. Government class. Each video is an opportunity to develop a greater understanding of the material in class. We will watch a majority of these clips in class, but others are added for additional support.
*1st Quarter:
Origins of American Government:
American the Story of Us- Declaration of Independence (4:00)
Crash Course- Taxes & Smuggling (12:19)
Crash Course- Tea, Taxes, & The American Revolution (11:26)
Crash Course- U.S. History- Who won the Revolution? (12:40)
Articles of Confederation- Weaknesses (2:38)
Shays Rebellion (6:16)
United States Constitution & Amendments:
Federalists vs. Anti-federalists- Compromise (2:09)
Constitution Day (2:45)
Crash Course- Constitutional Compromises (8:56)
Crash Course- Constitution, Articles, & Federalism (13:04)
Crash Course- Separation of Powers & Checks and Balances (8:30)
Crash Course- Federalism (9:14)
Understanding the Constitution: 5 Key Concepts You Should Know (8:24)
Constitution Style (Gangnam Style Parody) (4:16)
Wrecking Ball- Bill of Rights Parody (4:39)
Bill of Rights- Part 1 (9:29)
Bill of Rights- Part 2 (8:34)
Crash Course- Reconstruction (13:00)
Reconstruction- The 2nd Civil War, Episode 1 (1:27:00)
Reconstruction- The 2nd Civil War, Episode 2 (1:27:19)
Ken Burns- The Civil War (Multiple episodes)
Crash Course- Progressive Era (15:01)
Ken Burns- Prohibition (numerous video clips)
Crash Course- Women's Suffrage (13:31)
Bad Romance Parody- Women's Suffrage (5:07)
Crash Course- Progressive Presidents (15:06)
Amendments 11-18 (6:57)
Amendments 19-27 (7:31)
*1st Amendment- click on the ones below
- Freedom of Speech (6:52)
- Freedom of Religion (6:48)
- Freedom of Press (7:17)
4th Amendment (7:37)
American the Story of Us- Declaration of Independence (4:00)
Crash Course- Taxes & Smuggling (12:19)
Crash Course- Tea, Taxes, & The American Revolution (11:26)
Crash Course- U.S. History- Who won the Revolution? (12:40)
Articles of Confederation- Weaknesses (2:38)
Shays Rebellion (6:16)
United States Constitution & Amendments:
Federalists vs. Anti-federalists- Compromise (2:09)
Constitution Day (2:45)
Crash Course- Constitutional Compromises (8:56)
Crash Course- Constitution, Articles, & Federalism (13:04)
Crash Course- Separation of Powers & Checks and Balances (8:30)
Crash Course- Federalism (9:14)
Understanding the Constitution: 5 Key Concepts You Should Know (8:24)
Constitution Style (Gangnam Style Parody) (4:16)
Wrecking Ball- Bill of Rights Parody (4:39)
Bill of Rights- Part 1 (9:29)
Bill of Rights- Part 2 (8:34)
Crash Course- Reconstruction (13:00)
Reconstruction- The 2nd Civil War, Episode 1 (1:27:00)
Reconstruction- The 2nd Civil War, Episode 2 (1:27:19)
Ken Burns- The Civil War (Multiple episodes)
Crash Course- Progressive Era (15:01)
Ken Burns- Prohibition (numerous video clips)
Crash Course- Women's Suffrage (13:31)
Bad Romance Parody- Women's Suffrage (5:07)
Crash Course- Progressive Presidents (15:06)
Amendments 11-18 (6:57)
Amendments 19-27 (7:31)
*1st Amendment- click on the ones below
- Freedom of Speech (6:52)
- Freedom of Religion (6:48)
- Freedom of Press (7:17)
4th Amendment (7:37)
*2nd Quarter:
Legislative Branch:
Why Does Congress Suck? (3:54)
Crash Course Am. Government- Bicameral Congress (9:05)
Crash Course Am. Government- Congressional Elections (8:58)
Crash Course Am. Government- Congressional Committees (8:28)
Crash Course Am. Government- Congressional Leadership (8:12)
Crash Course Am. Government- Bill to a Law (7:01)
I'm Just a Bill (3:01)
I'm Just a Bill- SNL Version (3:30)
Crash Course Am. Government- Congressional Decisions (6:35)
Crash Course Am. Government- Congressional Delegation (6:16)
Gerrymandering Explained (5:26)
Filibuster- Senator Bernie Sanders (8:34:29)
Executive Branch:
Crash Course Am. Government- Presidential Power Pt. 1 (6:30)
Crash Course Am. Government- Presidential Power Pt. 2 (7:53)
Crash Course Am. Government- How Presidents Govern (9:23)
History Channel Presidents
George Washington (multiple clips)
Andrew Jackson (multiple clips)
Abraham Lincoln (multiple clips)
Theodore Roosevelt (multiple clips)
Franklin D. Roosevelt (multiple clips)
Crash Course Am. Government- Bureaucracy Basic (6:58)
Crash Course Am. Government- Types of Bureaucracies (5:57)
Crash Course Am. Government- Controlling Bureaucracies (7:24)
Judicial Branch:
Marbury v. Madison (8:12)
Crash Course Am. Government- Legal System Basics (8:14)
Crash Course Am. Government- Structure of the Court System (6:59)
Crash Course Am. Government- Supreme Court Procedures (6:54)
Crash Course Am. Government- Judicial Review (8:01)
Crash Course Am. Government- Judicial Decisions (7:13)
*3rd Quarter:
Civil Liberties:
Crash Course Am. Government- Civil Liberties & Civil Rights (7:56)
Amendment Civil Liberties & Rights
Crash Course Am. Government- 1st Amendment- Freedom of Religion (6:48)
Crash Course Am. Government- 1st Amendment- Freedom of Speech (6:52)
Crash Course Am. Government- 1st Amendment- Freedom of Press (7:16)
Crash Course Am. Government- 4th Amendment- Search & Seizure (7:38)
Crash Course Am. Government- 5th, 6th, & 14th Amendments- Due Process (8:28)
Crash Course Am. Government- 14th Amendment- Equal Protection (8:15)
4th Amendment- How to Refuse Police Searches (2:09)
4th Amendment- Search & Seizures (8:59)
Crash Course Am. Government- Civil Liberties & Civil Rights (7:56)
Amendment Civil Liberties & Rights
Crash Course Am. Government- 1st Amendment- Freedom of Religion (6:48)
Crash Course Am. Government- 1st Amendment- Freedom of Speech (6:52)
Crash Course Am. Government- 1st Amendment- Freedom of Press (7:16)
Crash Course Am. Government- 4th Amendment- Search & Seizure (7:38)
Crash Course Am. Government- 5th, 6th, & 14th Amendments- Due Process (8:28)
Crash Course Am. Government- 14th Amendment- Equal Protection (8:15)
4th Amendment- How to Refuse Police Searches (2:09)
4th Amendment- Search & Seizures (8:59)
*4th Quarter:
Coming soon!