About the Podcast: 60-Second Civics is a daily podcast that provides a quick and convenient way for listeners to learn about our nation’s government, the Constitution, and our history. The podcast explores themes related to civics and government, the constitutional issues behind the headlines, and the people and ideas that formed our nation’s history and government.
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60-Second Civics: Episode 5240, Humanism Shapes the Renaissance: Ideas that Informed the American Founders, Part 39 One of the forces that helped define the European Renaissance was humanism. In fact, humanism helped create the Renaissance. Find out how in today's episode!
60-Second Civics: Episode 5239, The Peace of Westphalia: Ideas that Informed the American Founders, Part 38 The Peace of Westphalia of 1648 ended the Thirty Years' War and started what we think of as modern nation-states. Listen to today's episode for more!
60-Second Civics: Episode 5238, The Reformation and the Rise to the Modern Nation-State: Ideas that Informed the American Founders, Part 37 The Protestant Reformation led to the establishment of new churches that were separate and apart from the Roman Catholic Church. Some secular political leaders saw the religious reform movement as a chance to break away from the political authority of the Holy Roman Empire.
60-Second Civics: Episode 5237, The Protestant Reformation: Ideas that Informed the American Founders, Part 36 The Protestant Reformation was a movement to reform the Roman Catholic Church that began in the early 1500s in Europe. It was a powerful stimulus to modern ideas about the role of individuals in the Church and the state. Listen to today???s episode to learn more!
60-Second Civics: Episode 5236, The Renaissance and the Start of the Reformation: Ideas that Informed the American Founders, Part 35 Renaissance is the period in European history when society moved out of the dark ages toward a recognition of the rights of individuals. Learn more about this period and how it influenced the start of the Reformation in today's episode!
60-Second Civics: Episode 5235, Society in Medieval Europe: Ideas that Informed the American Founders, Part 33 Medieval European society featured social classes that were hierarchical. There was no equality among them and a person generally could not move between social classes, creating a very stratified society. Learn more about this society in today's episode!
60-Second Civics: Episode 5234, Feudal Europe: Ideas that Informed the American Founders, Part 32 From the ninth to about the fifteenth centuries, the feudal system dominated Europe. In this system, a politically weak monarch shared power with the nobility. Natural rights philosophy stood in stark contrast to this system. Learn more in today's episode!
60-Second Civics: Episode 5233, The Judeo-Christian Tradition: Ideas that Informed the American Founders, Part 31 Classical republicanism and natural rights philosophy had a profound influence on the way the American Founders thought about government. However, the Founders were also strongly influenced by the Judeo-Christian religious tradition.
60-Second Civics: Episode 5232, Popular Sovereignty as Fundamental to Democracy: Ideas that Informed the American Founders, Part 29 Popular sovereignty is a fundamental idea of democracy. It is also a simple idea: The people are the ultimate source of the authority of government. Find out more in today's episode!
60-Second Civics: Episode 5231, Popular Sovereignty and the American Colonies: Ideas that Informed the American Founders, Part 28 One idea from natural rights philosophy that gained traction in the American colonies was popular sovereignty.
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