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New November 2022! In answer to a student question, political and electoral scholars offer their analysis on the use and effectiveness of negative campaign advertisements.

Grades: 7 - 12

Duration: 4:14

Analyzing a Political Advertisement 1

New November 2022! View the 1984 Reagan Presidential Campaign ad "Morning in America" and compare your analysis of its effectiveness to the political and electoral scholars offering their perspective...

Grades: 7 - 12

Duration: 6:03

Being Media Literate with Political Advertisements 1

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 6:03

Law, Politics, and Government: Regarding Elections

Videos offer first person insights into running an election campaign and the process of voting.

Grades: 6 - 12

Duration:

Talking with Authors: Jennifer Steinhauer, The Firsts: The Inside Story of the Women Reshaping Congress

Veteran New York Times reporter Jennifer Steinhauer explores why women make up less than 25 percent of Congress in this talk about her book, “The Firsts: The Inside Story of the Women Reshaping Congr...

Grades: 9 - 12

Duration: 28:56

Constitution Day: The Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Its Current Implications

View this archived program as historians, lawyers, and voting rights experts discuss the reasons for the Voting Rights Act of 1965, what it took to pass the Act, the Act's on-going impacts, and the ...

Grades: 7 - 12

Duration: 60:16

What About Citizens United and Campaign Finance?

Explore the issues involved in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.

Grades: 7 - 12

Duration: 3:47

Political Debates Then Versus Now

New November 2022! Hear experts explain the difference between Presidential debates held in the eighteen and nineteen hundreds and those held now.

Grades: 6 - 12

Duration: 2:32

Analyzing a Political Advertisement 3

New November 2022! View the 1988 Bush Presidential Campaign ad "Revolving Door" and compare your analysis of its effectiveness to the political and electoral scholars offering their perspective in th...

Grades: 7 - 12

Duration: 4:13

Analyzing a Political Advertisement 2

New November 2022! View the 1992 Clinton Presidential Campaign ad "Bill Clinton Economic Plan" and compare your analysis of its effectiveness to the political and electoral scholars offering their pe...

Grades: 7 - 12

Duration: 4:11

Views on Money and Free Speech in Political Campaigns

New November 2022! A former Republican Party chairman and former Democratic Governor of Missouri offer their perspectives on the influence of money in political campaigns.

Grades: 7 - 12

Duration: 4:58

Processes for Fact Checking Political Advertisements

New November 2022! View this video to learn various ways to find out if information included in a political advertisement is accurate.

Grades: 7 - 12

Duration: 2:48

Being Media Literate with Political Advertisements 3

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 4:13

Being Media Literate with Political Advertisements 2

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 4:11

How is Access to Presidential Debates Determined?

New May 2022! Presidential debate scholar Diana Bartelli Carlin explains the history of candidate access to U.S. Presidential debates.

Grades: 7 - 12

Duration: 4:29

For Voting Purposes, How Do I Prove I am Who I Say I am?

New May 2022! Political science professor Barbara Graham describes the various ways states allow individuals to prove identity for voting.

Grades: 5 - 12

Duration: 2:04

Voter Impersonation and Voter Fraud

New May 2022! A political science professor describes the rarity of voter impersonation as a fraudulent activity when it comes to voting.

Grades: 5 - 12

Duration: 1:51

Voter Fraud as a Rationale for Voter ID

New May 2022! Political science professor Barbara Graham discusses Supreme Court decisions regarding voter ID law, the impact of those decisions on state laws, and the lack of evidence indicating vot...

Grades: 5 - 12

Duration: 3:48

Slander in Political Ads–Court Opinions

United States Magistrate Judge (retired) Mary Ann Medler offers her analysis of how courts have interpreted what is and isn't slander in a political advertisement.

Grades: 6 - 12

Duration: 1:30

Your Obligations and Opportunities with the Right to Free Speech

Diana Bartelli Carlin, creator of the national research project, speaks to students about the power of their right to freedom of speech and obligations and opportunities related to it.

Grades: 6 - 12

Duration: 0:55

A Court’s View of Slander in Political Ads

United States Magistrate Judge (retired) Mary Ann Medler offers her analysis of how courts have interpreted what is and isn't slander in a political advertisement.

Grades: 6 - 12

Duration: 1:01

America’s Unique Status as a Free Speech Country

Diana Bartelli Carlin, creator of the national research project, Debate Watch, offers her analysis of, and experiences with, America's unique status as a country that promotes and protects free speec...

Grades: 6 - 12

Duration: 45:43

How Courts Have Weighted Political Speech Cases

United States Magistrate Judge (retired) Mary Ann Medler provides analysis of how courts have viewed their purpose and areas of influence in cases dealing with political speech.

Grades: 6 - 12

Duration: 1:28

Constitution Day: Political Campaigns and the First Amendment 2

Legal scholars, politicians, and students explore campaign speech through three lenses: its historic context, court rulings that have impacted it, and the effects of money and special interest groups.

Grades: 7 - 12

Duration: 58:23

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