Civics In A Year
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The Declaration At 250
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What do you really know about American government, the Constitution, and your rights as a citizen?
Civics in a Year is a fast-paced podcast series that delivers essential civic knowledge in just 10 minutes per episode. Over the course of a year, we’ll explore 250 key questions—from the founding documents and branches of government to civil liberties, elections, and public participation.
Rooted in the Civic Literacy Curriculum from the Center for American Civics at Arizona State University, this series is a collaborative project supported by the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership. Each episode is designed to spark curiosity, strengthen constitutional understanding, and encourage active citizenship.
Whether you're a student, educator, or lifelong learner, Civics in a Year will guide you through the building blocks of American democracy—one question at a time.
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- The Declaration At 250 · 26 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 250The Declaration of Independence is 250 years old, but it refuses to sit quietly on a shelf. We end Civics in a Year by asking one question that cuts through politics and posture…
- Jefferson And Madison and the University of Virginia · 22 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 249Jefferson wrote his own epitaph, and the choice still startles: “Father of the University of Virginia” makes the cut, while “President of the United States” does not. That single…
- Washington’s Final Act of Statesmanship: Confronting Slavery · 30 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 248George Washington sits at the center of American civic memory, but the hardest truths about him often sit at the edges of what we’re taught. We talk with Dr. Paul Carrese about…
- Hamilton’s Moral Reckoning · 16 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 247Hamilton is easy to caricature: the brilliant operator, the relentless Federalist, the guy who never stops pushing. But the closer you look, the more the story bends toward…
- Roger Sherman, The Founder We Missed · 20 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 246He signed all four major American revolutionary documents, helped craft the constitutional structure we still argue about, and yet most people can’t tell you a single detail…
- How The Massachusetts Constitution Shaped American Government · 31 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 245John Adams has a branding problem. If your mental picture comes from a musical, a miniseries, or the vague sense that he “wanted to be king,” we put that claim on trial by…
- Benjamin Franklin And The Bold Experiment Of Pennsylvania’s 1776 Constitution · 19 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 244Pennsylvania tried something in 1776 that still tempts us today: push democracy to the front of the line and assume the people will keep government honest. With Dr. Beienberg, we…
- Lore of the Founding: Cicero And The Duty To Serve · 42 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 243A republic doesn’t collapse all at once. It frays in public, and it frays in private, through shortcuts that feel justified, norms that stop being enforced, and citizens who…
- Lore of the Founding: Cato And Give Me Liberty, Give Me Death · 37 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 242One Roman name keeps popping up wherever people argue about freedom, tyranny, and what a citizen owes a republic: Cato. We follow Cato the Younger from the final days of the…
- Lore of the Founding- Julius Caesar · 38 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 241A republic can look stable right up until the moment it isn’t. We sit down with Joanna Kenti to trace how Julius Caesar rises through Roman politics, builds personal loyalty…
- Lore of the Founding- Founding of the Roman Republic · 32 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 240A king gets exiled, a republic gets born, and the story is so brutal it still shapes how people talk about tyranny today. We dig into Rome’s founding legend with Joanna Kenty…
- The Lore of the Founding: Checks And Balances in Rome · 36 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 239A republic doesn’t fail only because of enemies at the gates. It can fail because someone inside decides the rules are for other people. That’s the tension we wrestle with as we…
- What is Juneteenth and Why Do We Celebrate? · 22 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 238Juneteenth isn’t just a date; it’s a lesson about how freedom can be promised on paper and still withheld in practice. I’m joined by Clint Smith, the New York Times bestselling…
- Lore of the Founding- An Introduction · 32 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 237America’s founding didn’t spring from a blank page. It grew out of a loud, messy argument that had been running for centuries about how people should govern themselves, and…
- The War Powers Act Explained · 27 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 236The Constitution draws a bright line that most of us never hear clearly: Congress declares war, and the President commands the military. So why does modern American conflict so…
- How Primaries Pick Candidates And Reshape Elections · 17 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 235Primaries decide far more than most voters think and the process that was supposed to make politics cleaner may be one reason it feels uglier. We sit down with Dr. Sean Beienberg…
- The Senate Filibuster Explained · 18 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 234The filibuster gets treated like an ancient feature of the U.S. Senate, but the version that drives today’s gridlock is surprisingly modern. We sit down with Dr. Sean Beienberg…
- Mary Todd Lincoln Unmasked · 31 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 233Mary Todd Lincoln gets talked about like a stereotype: the spender, the problem, the punchline. That story falls apart the moment you place her where she actually lived, in a…
- How Lorraine Waxman Pearce Turned The White House Into A Museum · 19 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 232The White House looks permanent on TV, but its history has to be protected one object at a time. We’re joined by Leslie Calderone, Director of the White House History Digital…
- How The U.S. Capitol Historical Society Keeps Democracy Real · 23 min · Kausi 1 Jakso 231The U.S. Capitol is one of the most recognizable buildings in the world, but many Americans don’t realize there’s an organization dedicated to preserving its story and turning…
