60-Second Civics: Episode 5257, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 4: Voting and Property Thomas Paine, with his characteristically sharp wit, pointed out some problems with the property requirement for voting.
60-Second Civics: Episode 5256, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 3: Enfranchisement and Disenfranchisement Who was allowed to vote during the early years of the American republic? It depended on where you lived.
60-Second Civics: Episode 5255, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 2: Voting in the Colonies What legacy of Greek and Roman democracy did the colonists inherit? Find out on today's episode.
60-Second Civics: Episode 5254, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 1: The Expansion of Suffrage How did the right to vote gradually expand in the United States? Find out on today's podcast.
60-Second Civics: Episode 5112, Voting Rights in Colonial America: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 10 Voting rights in colonial America depended on the ownership of property. In other words, a person had to own a certain amount of land, livestock, or other property in order to qualify to vote. Listen to learn more!
60-Second Civics: Episode 5082, The Struggle for Equality: Women's History Month, Part 1 It's Women's History Month! All this month, 60-Second Civics will explain the struggle for equal rights for women and how our Constitution and laws evolved to make our nation a more representative democracy. In this episode, we briefly trace the struggle of women for equal voting rights in the United States.
60-Second Civics: Episode 5056, The 24th Amendment The 24th Amendment outlawed poll taxes as a requirement for voting. After more than 100 years of discriminatory voting practices, the right of African Americans to vote in all elections was finally protected by this amendment, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and a 1966 Supreme Court decision.
60-Second Civics: Episode 5051, The 19th Amendment The 19th Amendment recognized the right of women to vote. The amendment was the result of years of activism by campaigners for suffrage for women. However, until the Voting Rights Act of 1965, African American women faced serious obstacles to voting.
60-Second Civics: Episode 5024, Removing Obstacles to Native American Voting: Native American Heritage Month, Part 7 (rebroadcast) The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 extended the right to vote to all Native Americans, but many encountered obstacles to voting, serving on juries, and giving testimony in courts. Learn more about how these obstacles were removed in this episode!
60-Second Civics: Episode 5022, Denial of Native American Citizenship and Voting Rights: Native American Heritage Month, Part 5 (rebroadcast) The Framers of the Constitution considered Native Americans to be members of their tribes, which they considered foreign nations. Thus, they denied them citizenship and the right to vote. Learn more about how this set a foundation for future relations in this episode!
60-Second Civics: Episode 4973, Minor v. Happersett: Women's Rights, Part 3 (rebroadcast) What was the impact on women and on voting rights of the 1875 case of Minor v. Happersett? Dr. Lisa Tetrault, associate professor of American history at Carnegie Mellon University, explains the 1875 Supreme Court Case of Minor v. Happersett and its importance for the women's suffrage movement. This is the third episode in our 60-Second Civics series on women's rights as part of the Center for Civic Education's Civil Discourse: An American Legacy Project.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4915, Minor v. Happersett: Women's Rights, Part 3 What was the impact on women and on voting rights of the 1875 case of Minor v. Happersett? Dr. Lisa Tetrault, associate professor of American history at Carnegie Mellon University, explains the 1875 Supreme Court Case of Minor v. Happersett and its importance for the women's suffrage movement. This is the third episode in our 60-Second Civics series on women's rights as part of the Center for Civic Education's Civil Discourse: An American Legacy Project.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4827, Shelby County v. Holder Although the Voting Rights Act of 1965 has been called “the most successful civil rights law in history,” one of its key provisions, Section 5, was challenged in the Supreme Court in 2013. Learn how the Shelby County v. Holder changed this civil rights legislation in this episode!
60-Second Civics: Episode 4825, Voting Rights Act of 1965 The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a step in the right direction, but it did not protect voting rights.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4788, Economic and Political Rights: Rights, Part 8 Economic rights are associated with ownership. Examples include choosing the work one wants to do, acquiring and disposing of property, entering into contracts. Political rights address political participation, such as voting and supporting particular candidates for office.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4759, Removing Obstacles to Native American Voting: Native American Heritage Month, Part 7 The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 extended the right to vote to all Native Americans, but many encountered obstacles to voting, serving on juries, and giving testimony in courts. Learn more about how these obstacles were removed in this episode!
60-Second Civics: Episode 4757, Denial of Native American Citizenship and Voting Rights: Native American Heritage Month, Part 5 The Framers of the Constitution considered Native Americans to be members of their tribes, which they considered foreign nations. Thus, they denied them citizenship and the right to vote. Learn more about how this set a foundation for future relations in this episode!
60-Second Civics: Episode 4742, Voting Rights in Colonial America: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 10 Voting rights in colonial America depended on the ownership of property. In other words, a person had to own a certain amount of land, livestock, or other property in order to qualify to vote. Listen to learn more!
60-Second Civics: Episode 4568, Sarah and Angelina Grimke: Women's History Month, Part 13 Sarah and Angelina Grimke were among the first women to speak out in public in opposition to slavery. They were condemned for speaking out in public to "promiscuous" audiences; that is, audiences composed of both men and women. This prompted them to speak out more forcefully for equal rights for women. They lived long enough to see slavery abolished and the right of African American men to vote recognized, but universal women's suffrage would not be achieved until 1920, although Jim Crow laws would make it difficult or impossible for African Americans vote until the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4556, The Struggle for Equality: Women's History Month, Part 1 It's Women's History Month! All this month, 60-Second Civics will explain the struggle for equal rights for women and how our Constitution and laws evolved to make our nation a more representative democracy. In this episode, we briefly trace the struggle of women for equal voting rights in the United States.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4502, Voting Rights in Colonial America: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 10 Voting rights in colonial America depended on the ownership of property. In other words, a person had to own a certain amount of land, livestock, or other property in order to qualify to vote. Listen to learn more!
60-Second Civics: Episode 4309, Economic and Political Rights Economic rights are associated with ownership. Examples include choosing the work one wants to do, acquiring and disposing of property, entering into contracts. Political rights address political participation, such as voting and supporting particular candidates for office.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4283, Sarah and Angelina Grimke: Women's History Month, Part 13 Sarah and Angelina Grimke were among the first women to speak out in public in opposition to slavery. They were condemned for speaking out in public to "promiscuous" audiences; that is, audiences composed of both men and women. This prompted them to speak out more forcefully for equal rights for women. They lived long enough to see slavery abolished and the right of African American men to vote recognized, but universal women's suffrage would not be achieved until 1920, although Jim Crow laws would make it difficult or impossible for African Americans vote until the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4271, The Struggle for Equality: Women's History Month, Part 1 It's Women's History Month! All this month, 60-Second Civics will explain the struggle for equal rights for women and how our Constitution and laws evolved to make our nation a more representative democracy. In this episode, we briefly trace the struggle of women for equal voting rights in the United States.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4267, Highlander Folk School: Black History Month, Part 25 The Highlander Folk School in Tennessee trained many civil rights activists in the 1950s. It established the Citizenship Training Program, also known as Citizenship Schools, which educated hundreds of African Americans in the South about their voting rights and how to take political action in the 1950s and 1960s.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4202, 535 Legislators: The Power of the Congress, Part 12 Did you know that the Constitution originally gave each state legislature authority to decide who would serve as that state's senators? This changed in 1913 with the Seventeenth Amendment. Today there are 435 voting members of the House of Representatives and 100 Senators.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4198, Enforcement Powers: The Power of the Congress, Part 8 The enforcement powers of Congress have been used to enact sweeping civil rights and voting rights laws.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4162, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 43: Referendum and Recall On today's podcast we learn about two political processes that directly involve the people: referendums and recall elections.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4161, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 42: Ballot Initiatives There are two types of ballot initiatives: direct and indirect. Learn the difference on today's podcast.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4160, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 41: Gerrymandering The term "gerrymandering" is named after a delegate to the Philadelphia Convention, Governor Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts. His political party drew a partisan electoral district designed to give them victory. A newspaper editor pinned the blame on Gerry, naming the salamander-shaped district "gerrymander."
60-Second Civics: Episode 4159, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 40: One Person, One Vote The principle of "one person, one vote" means that each congressional district in a state must have a roughly equal population as those in other states. This applies only the House, however. The Senate is based on equal representation, with each state receiving two senators.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4158, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 39: The Popular Vote and the Electoral Vote The Electoral College was devised as a compromise by the Framers of the Constitution at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. This complicated system, where the winner of the popular vote in most states get all the electoral votes of the state, means that the winner of the popular vote does not always win the presidency.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4157, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 38: How the Electoral College Works The Electoral College might seem like a complicated method of choosing a president, but on this episode of 60-Second Civics, we'll explain how it works.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4156, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 37: Why We Have the Electoral College Although the Framers of the Constitution considered having the president be directly elected by the people, they instead created the Electoral College.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4155, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 36: The Importance of a Peaceful Transition of Power Why does it matter that we have a peaceful transition of power in a democracy? We'll hear from David Levine, an Elections Integrity Fellow from the bipartisan Alliance for Securing Democracy. This is the final episode in our series on election security with David Levine. Thank you, David, for helping us better understand our electoral system!
60-Second Civics: Episode 4154, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 35: Verifying the Vote with David Levine What do elections officials do on the day after the election? We'll find out from David Levine, an Elections Integrity Fellow from the bipartisan Alliance for Securing Democracy.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4153, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 34: How the Votes are Counted with David Levine Happy Election Day! On today's podcast, David Levine, an Elections Integrity Fellow from the bipartisan Alliance for Securing Democracy, explains what elections officials do on Election Day.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4152, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 33: How Voting Works with David Levine Today we are joined once again by David Levine, an Elections Integrity Fellow from the bipartisan Alliance for Securing Democracy. David explains how voting actually works in the United States.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4151, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 32: Election Security with David Levine Today we are joined by a very special guest, David Levine, who is an Elections Integrity Fellow from the bipartisan Alliance for Securing Democracy. David talks about election security, elections officials, signature verification, and what to do if there are any problems casting your vote.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4150, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 31: Voting, Registration, and Participation The states make many decisions regarding voting rights, and most states require citizens to register before voting. Although voter turnout has surged in the days leading up to the 2020 presidential election, in recent years there has been a steady decline in voter turnout for elections.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4149, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 30: International Context of Twenty-sixth Amendment Most Western democracies lowered the voting age to eighteen in the 1970s. Some have even lowered it to sixteen. But a few still retain a minimum voting age of twenty-one.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4148, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 29: Shootings Gave Twenty-sixth Amendment Renewed Urgency Two incidents in 1970 galvanized the movement to lower the voting age to eighteen: the Kent State and Jackson State shootings of anti-war demonstrators.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4147, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 28: "Old Enough to Fight, Old Enough to Vote" "Old enough to fight, old enough to vote" originated during World War II. The argument has resonance with the Declaration of Independence, which says, "the just powers of government are derived from the consent of the governed.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4146, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 27: Cultural Context of the Twenty-sixth Amendment The countercultural movement of the 1960s and the Vietnam War provided the cultural context to the movement to lower the voting age to 18.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4145, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 26: Oregon v. Mitchell The Oregon v. Mitchell Supreme Court case in 1970 gave added motivation for supporters of lowering the voting age to push for a constitutional amendment to reduce the national voting age to 18.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4144, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 25: Vietnam and the Twenty-sixth Amendment The Vietnam War motivated the states to take up the ratification process for the Twenty-sixth Amendment with a sense of urgency.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4143, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 24: The Twenty-sixth Amendment The Twenty-sixth Amendment mandates that federal and state legislatures not interfere with the right to vote of citizens eighteen years of age or older in federal, state, and local elections.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4142, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 23: Shelby County v. Holder On today's podcast we learn how Shelby County v. Holder changed the Voting Rights Act.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4141, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 22: The Voting Rights Act of 1965 The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a step in the right direction, but it did not protect voting rights. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 prohibits discrimination based on race, eliminates literacy tests, poll taxes, and discriminatory voter registration practices. It also requires voting materials and assistance in appropriate languages in places with significant numbers of voters who do not speak English.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4140, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 21: Prelude to the Voting Rights Act Both the the Civil Rights Act of 1957 and the Civil Rights Act of 1960 were meant to eliminate interference with the right to vote. Both of the acts paved the way for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4139, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 20: Removing Obstacles to Native American Voting Native Americans were often deprived of their right to vote until Congress took action.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4138, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 19: Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 In several states, Native Americans are viewed as an increasingly important voting bloc. Only in 1924 did the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 extend the right to Native Americans, but the states continued to block Native access to the polls until at least 1965.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4137, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 18: Native American Citizenship and Voting The Framers considered Native Americans to be members of their tribes, not citizens of the United States, and were not allowed to vote.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4136, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 17: The Nineteenth Amendment As the United States entered World War I, pressure to recognize the right of women to vote increased. After the war, women launched a national campaign that included huge parades, demonstrations, picketing, and civil disobedience in Washington, D.C. The Nineteenth Amendment was finally adopted in 1920.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4135, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 16: The Slow March of Women's Suffrage Women in the United States gained the right to vote only in small increments. Plenty of excuses were offered for not recognizing the right of women to vote.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4134, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 15: State Voting Rights for Women In 1869 Wyoming, while still a territory, gave women the right to vote. By 1918 more than half the states had enfranchised women.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4133, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 14: Equal Voting Rights for Women The road to winning the right to vote for women was long, and suffragists faced many setbacks.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4132, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 13: Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments During the middle years of the nineteenth century the struggle for freedom and equality for African Americans was closely linked to the campaign for woman suffrage. Many abolitionists worked for woman suffrage, just as many women worked to end slavery.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4131, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 12: Literacy Tests Literacy tests were designed to disenfranchise African American voters. They did not disappear entirely until 1970.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4130, 60-Second Civics, Episode 4130: October 11, 2020 Poll taxes were meant to keep the poor and minorities from voting. The Twenty-Fourth Amendment ended poll taxes in 1964.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4129, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 10: Civil Rights Act of 1866 Until discriminatory laws and Supreme Court rulings took effect, millions of African Americans were added to the voting rolls, and some were elected to public office.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4128, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 9: The Fifteenth Amendment In theory, the Fifteenth Amendment granted the right to vote to African American men. But discriminatory laws, physical intimidation, and economic reprisals kept African Americans from exercising that right.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4127, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 8: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Mexican American men faced discrimination and violence in Texas when they tried to exercise their right to vote.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4126, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 7: Dorr Rebellion Rhode Island was the only state after 1840 that did not have universal enfranchisement of white men. So, Thomas Wilson Dorr convened a "People's Convention" to draft a new state constitution that allowed all white men to vote. This led to a brief civil war in the state.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4125, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 6: Voting Reform in the Early 1800s Voting reform took place slowly after 1790, with the property requirement slowly being phased out.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4124, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 5: Property Requirements Suffrage in the original thirteen states expanded greatly after 1790 and many of the original states eliminated property requirements gradually over the nineteenth century, but they often required payment of taxes and had residency requirements.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4123, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 4: Voting and Property Thomas Paine, with his characteristically sharp wit, pointed out some problems with the property requirement for voting.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4122, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 3: Enfranchisement and Disenfranchisement Who was allowed to vote during the early years of the American republic? It depended on where you lived.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4121, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 2: Voting in the Colonies What legacy of Greek and Roman democracy did the colonists inherit? Find out on today's episode.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4120, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 1: The Expansion of Suffrage How did the right to vote gradually expand in the United States? Find out on today's podcast.
60-Second Civics: Episode 4000, Voting in the States The states, although limited by the Constitution and the federal Voting Rights Act, still make some decisions regarding voting rights.
60-Second Civics: Episode 3999, Voting Age Lowered to Eighteen During the Vietnam War, thousands of Americans were drafted to fight in souteast Asia, but many of these same troops had no right to vote because they were younger than 21. This all changed with the Twenty-sixth Amendment.
60-Second Civics: Episode 3996, The Long Struggle for Voting Rights for African Americans Even after the Civil War Amendments were passed, the rights of African Americans to full citizenship, including voting rights, was often denied. Learn about the long struggle for voting rights for African Americans on today's podcast.
60-Second Civics: Episode 3992, The Right to Vote Severely Restricted in the Early Republic In the early years of the American republic, only a narrow group of people were allowed to vote. Restrictions on voting would reduce, but it would take nearly two centuries before suffrage for all adults was achieved.
60-Second Civics: Episode 3892, More Basic Principles of State Constitutions After the American Revolution, voting was not extended to everyone, although a larger percentage of people were allowed to vote in the United States than in Great Britain. Government was organized in similar ways in most states.
60-Second Civics: Episode 3742, Voting Rights Act of 1965 The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a step in the right direction, but it did not protect voting rights.
60-Second Civics: Episode 3730, Making It Easier to Vote According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 21 states now allow some form of electronic voting.
60-Second Civics: Episode 3717, Noncitizen Voting Should legal permanent residents be allowed to vote? On this podcast, we look at both sides of the issue.
60-Second Civics: Episode 3476, Enforcement powers The enforcement powers of Congress have been used to enact sweeping civil rights, voting rights, and voting laws.
60-Second Civics: Episode 2902, Voting Rights Act of 1965 The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a step in the right direction, but it did not protect voting rights.
60-Second Civics: Episode 2890, Making It Easier to Vote According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 21 states now allow some form of electronic voting.
60-Second Civics: Episode 2877, Noncitizen Voting Should legal permanent residents be allowed to vote? On this podcast, we look at both sides of the issue.
60-Second Civics: Episode 2635, Enforcement powers The enforcement powers of Congress have been used to enact sweeping civil rights, voting rights, and voting laws.
60-Second Civics: Episode 2619, Removing obstacles to Native American voting Native Americans were often deprived of their right to vote until Congress took action.
60-Second Civics: Episode 2612, The long road to equal voting rights for women The road to winning the right to vote for women was long, and suffragists faced many setbacks.
60-Second Civics: Episode 2609, Poll taxes Poll taxes were meant to keep the poor and minorities from voting. The Twenty-Fourth Amendment ended poll taxes in 1964.
60-Second Civics: Episode 2608, Civil Rights Act of 1868 Until discriminatory laws and Supreme Court rulings took effect, millions of African Americans were added to the voting rolls, and some were elected to public office.
60-Second Civics: Episode 2602, Voting and property Thomas Paine, with his characteristically sharp wit, pointing out some problems with the property requirement for voting.
60-Second Civics: Episode 2600, Voting in the colonies What legacy of Greek and Roman democracy did the colonists inherit? Find out on today's episode.
60-Second Civics: Episode 2379, Social contract and voting State constitutions guaranteed the right to popular sovereignty, but not everyone got to vote.
60-Second Civics: Episode 2065, We the People, Lesson 25, Part 8: Voting rights today Responsible voting is essential to democracy. Today we discuss what citizens must do in order to vote. This episode originally aired in 2014.
60-Second Civics: Episode 2063, We the People, Lesson 25, Part 6: Native Americans and voting rights The Indian Citizenship Act made it easy for Native Americans to vote, right? Well, not exactly. This episode originally aired in 2014.
60-Second Civics: Episode 2061, We the People, Lesson 25, Part 4: The long road to voting rights People of all ethnicities worked together to change unfair voting laws: it wasn't until the 1960s that full voting rights for African Americans were achieved. This episode originally aired in 2014.
60-Second Civics: Episode 1966, We the People, Lesson 10, Part 6: Voting in Massachusetts In early Massachusetts people were divided into different voting groups based on wealth. No property, no vote. This episode originally aired in 2013.
60-Second Civics: Episode 1700, We the People, Lesson 25, Part 8: Voting rights today Responsible voting is essential to democracy. Today we discuss what citizens must do in order to vote.
60-Second Civics: Episode 1698, We the People, Lesson 25, Part 6: Native Americans and voting rights The Indian Citizenship Act made it easy for Native Americans to vote, right? Well, not exactly.
60-Second Civics: Episode 1696, We the People, Lesson 25, Part 4: The long road to voting rights People of all races worked together to change unfair voting laws: it wasn't until the 1960s that full voting rights for African Americans were achieved.
60-Second Civics: Episode 1601, We the People, Lesson 10, Part 6: Voting in Massachusetts In early Massachusetts people were divided into different voting groups based on wealth. No property, no vote.
60-Second Civics: Episode 1502, Challenges to U.S. Participation in World Affairs, Part 20: Contacting public officials On today's podcast, we discuss how citizens can influence party by voting and participating in nongovernmental organizations. This episode originally aired in January 2012.
60-Second Civics: Episode 1468, Civic Engagement, Part 18: Making voting easier On today's podcast, we discuss how states are making it easier for citizens to vote. This episode originally aired in October 2011.
60-Second Civics: Episode 1467, Civic Engagement, Part 17: Voter registration and voting On today's episode, we discuss registering to vote and voting. This episode originally aired in October 2011.
60-Second Civics: Episode 1440, Civil Rights, Part 16: The Voting Rights Act of 1965 today On today's podcast, we discuss how the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is applied today. This episode originally aired in November 2011.
60-Second Civics: Episode 1439, Civil Rights, Part 15: Voting Rights Act of 1965 Today we discuss the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This episode originally aired in November 2011.
60-Second Civics: Episode 1424, Amendments to Protect the Rights of African Americans, Part 19: Voting and women Although woman suffragists had long been supporters of the anti-slavery cause, they were denied the right to vote in the Fourteenth Amendment.
60-Second Civics: Episode 1420, Amendments to Protect the Rights of African Americans, Part 14: Poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses Southern states after the Civil War devised many methods for preventing African Americans from voting.
60-Second Civics: Episode 1236, Elections and voting, Part 13: What happens in an Electoral College tie? What happens if there is a tie vote in the Electoral College? We'll find out on today's podcast.
60-Second Civics: Episode 1235, Elections and voting, Part 12: How the Electoral College works It takes 270 electoral votes to win a presidential election outright. Learn more on today's Election Day podcast.
60-Second Civics: Episode 1234, Elections and voting, Part 11: The Electoral College Does the popular vote determine who wins the presidency? Find out on today's podcast.
60-Second Civics: Episode 1233, Elections and voting, Part 10: Electing a president In 1787, only two states supported direct election of the president. Learn why on today's podcast.
60-Second Civics: Episode 1232, Elections and voting, Part 9: The birth of the Electoral College Today we learn about the birth of the Electoral College.
60-Second Civics: Episode 1231, Elections and voting, Part 8: Increasing voter turnout Today we look at how the United States can increase voter turnout.
60-Second Civics: Episode 1230, Elections and voting, Part 7: Elections in the United States Americans have the authority and the responsibility to choose their elected leaders.
60-Second Civics: Episode 1229, Elections and voting, Part 6: Every vote counts Government is not the possession of the ruling party: it belongs to the people.
60-Second Civics: Episode 1228, Elections and voting, Part 5: Fair, honest, and private voting On today's podcast, we learn what makes an election fair and honest.
60-Second Civics: Episode 1227, Elections and voting, Part 4: Regular and frequent elections Why do we have elections in the first place? Learn all about it on today's podcast.
60-Second Civics: Episode 1195, The elements of democracy, Part 63: Voting Why is voting important? When citizens vote, they collectively exercise their power as the political sovereign of a democracy.
60-Second Civics: Episode 945, Challenges to U.S. Participation in World Affairs, Part 20: Contacting public officials On today's podcast, we discuss how citizens can influence party by voting and participating in nongovernmental organizations.
60-Second Civics: Episode 862, Civic Engagement, Part 18: Making voting easier On today's podcast, we discuss how states are making it easier for citizens to vote.
60-Second Civics: Episode 843, Citizenship, Part 30: Alien voting On the podcast today, we discuss whether noncitizens should be allowed to vote in American elections.
60-Second Civics: Episode 172, Property requirement for voting On today's podcast, we discuss the property requirement for voting in the American colonies.
60-Second Civics: Episode 169, Representative government in the colonies On today's episode, we discuss representative government and voting in the American colonies.
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