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Constitutional history United States Democracy United States Legislation United States United States Economic conditions United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 United States History Study and teaching United States Politics and government United States Politics and government 1783-1865 War and society World War, 1939-1945 Social aspectsSummary: This fast-paced and informative program shows students how the Constitution established the Executive Branch, and provided for the separation of powers and the relationship of the Executive Branch to the Legislative and Judicial Branches of the federal and state government. Specific roles of the Chief Executive are defined such as Commander-in-Chief, Foreign Policy Director, Legislative Leader,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This program focuses on the Judicial Branch and its role in government. The Supreme Court's decisions concerning school desegregation, school prayers, abortion, prison overcrowding, the death penalty, and the rights of criminal defendants are explored. Students see how the Court's decisions affect their daily lives, how it resolves disputes without bloodshed, how it interprets our laws and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Why do written documents figure so prominently in the early history of the United States? There are plenty of explanations, but they all boil down to the philosophical ideas that drove the American colonies to declare their independence—and a profound awareness that those ideas should be inseparable from the rule of law. This program explores the origins, outbreak, and outcome of the American...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Contents: Disc 1: Why have government? -- The framework of US federalism -- Civil liberties: freedoms from government -- Civil rights: fairness under government -- How a bill becomes a law -- Why Congress is such a puzzle -- Disc 2: How Congressional elections work -- The powers of presidency -- How presidential elections work -- A road map of the federal bureaucracy -- How the judicial branch works --...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 UNDSummary: World War II - British Gov't film trailer warning of the dangers of "loose lips". A woman accidently reveals important government secrets.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1944
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Summary: Japanese student protests over the new Korean government
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1961
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Summary: What came to be known as the “I Have a Dream” speech was a high point in the public career of Martin Luther King, Jr. But it was also a turning point in his personal life as he embarked on a controversial, often lonely struggle to redefine and redirect the movement he had helped lead. Through it all, he remained steadfast in his profound spiritual commitment to the human rights of all people...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2004
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Summary: In 2011, President Obama tested the limits of the executive branch's authority when he ordered a drone strike on Anwar al-Awlaki, an accused terrorist born in New Mexico and living in Yemen. Does the president have constitutional authority as commander in chief of the armed forces to target and kill U.S. citizens abroad, or do such actions violate the due process clause of the U.S. Constitution?
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2014
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Summary: Danger is your companion - post WWII safety awareness film (part 1)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1946
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Summary: Danger is your companion - post WWII safety awareness film (part 4)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1946
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Summary: Danger is your companion - post WWII safety awareness film (part 2)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1946
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Summary: Danger is your companion - post WWII safety awareness film (part 3)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1946
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Summary: Spark class discussion on civic responsibility with this compilation of ABC News segments. Each scenario involves onlookers who-unaware that they are observing actors in staged situations-exhibit a variety of responses, from complacency to outrage. Scenes include flagrant littering at a seaside resort; displays of hypocrisy when the chance to be a Good Samaritan arises; illegal use of a...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Although the office of the President personifies American leadership, the Legislative branch was actually designed to hold at least as much power as the Executive, if not more. Many Founding Fathers envisioned Congress as the primary governing body, given its closeness, politically speaking, to the people. This program examines the origins, history, and activities of the U.S. House of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Many equate it with the Presidency, but the Executive branch of our government is far more complex than that. Containing departments and agencies that directly affect the health, safety, security, and prosperity of the American public, the Executive branch is an administrative mountain with the White House at its peak. This program expands on that description, familiarizing students with the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: The U.S. Army Reserves have sent 155,700 deployments to Afghanistan or Iraq since September 11, 2001. Yet rarely is there an opportunity to see the personal effects inside the homes and lives immediately following a “call to duty.” Kansas to Kandahar, a part of the PBS America at a Crossroads series, is an up-close look at the physical and emotional challenges of these citizen soldiers who are...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: September 24th, 1789—the First United States Congress establishes the basic structure of the Federal Judiciary. With this act, the American legal system becomes an entity entwined with our fundamental notions of democracy and fair government, equal in power and authority to the Executive and Legislative branches. This program guides viewers through the history of the Judiciary and illustrates...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Do the rich get a break at tax time-or do they pay more than their share? Who benefits and who suffers when sweatshops are allowed to operate? Are gas prices as outrageous as everyone thinks? This compilation of ABC News stories features 20/20 anchor John Stossel, who uses real-world situations to address provocative macroeconomic questions. In a straightforward style well-known to viewers of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: One government service after another has been turned over to private business for a profit. In this program, Bill Moyers Journal and Expose: America's Investigative Reports examine a whistleblower's tale of military housing contracts gone awry as Seattle Post-Intelligencer reporter Eric Nalder reveals what happens when one private contractor drops the ball. In addition, Bill Moyers talks with...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This video examines THC and the cannabinoids marijuana, hashish, and hash oil. Expert commentary is presented by former NFL player Charles Hunt, a pharmacist, a police officer, addiction counselors, a historian, a pastor, recovering addicts, and others. Together, they explain the history and biological effects of THC, investigating its use, abuse, and hazards, and its reputation as a gateway drug.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Is it right for governments to interfere with digital freedom of expression? Even in democratic societies there are no easy answers about how to balance the need for security and law enforcement on one hand with the protection of civil liberties on the other. In this TEDTalk, former CNN correspondent Rebecca MacKinnon voices her concerns about censorship on the Internet, especially when...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: The size and shape of American government is due in no small part to Chief Justice John Marshall. This biography focuses on his contribution to the status of the Supreme Court, his implementation of judicial review, and his advocacy of strong central authority for the protection of the new nation and its ideals. Outlining Marshall's youth on the Virginia frontier, the program describes his...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Colombia's
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Welcome to Forms of Government: What's the Score?, also known as "the world's longest running game show. Today's contestants: Absolute Monarchy, Representative Democracy, Communism, Socialism, and Fascism. The categories are Power, Law and Order, Liberty and Personal Freedom, Social Contract, and Pix and Nix. Who will be the winner? It's up to the viewers to decide, as they judge the merits of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005