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Many people view history merely as a set of dates and facts to be memorized, but history is much more than that. History is an organic and ever-changing discipline, periodically discovering new evidence and revising old commonly held beliefs. It’s not enough to learn history itself; one must learn from history the true essence of the human experience. Each season will focus on topics from different courses in history including seasons 1: HIST 111 Ancient World Civilizations, 2: HIST 112 Mode ...
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Section 1: The Role of Government Free enterprise is the freedom of individuals and businesses to operate and compete with a minimum of government interference or regulation. In order to encourage competition and prevent monopolies, governments take steps to regulate economies. Section 2: Measuring the Economy An economic system is the way a societ…
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Section 1: Types of Businesses Market economies rest upon the fundamental principle of individual freedom for consumers, producers, and workers. The three basic types of business organizations in the United States are sole proprietorship, partnership, and corporation. Section 2: The American Labor Force Market economies rest upon the fundamental pr…
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Two forces work together in markets to establish prices for all the goods and services we buy. They are demand—the desire, willingness, and ability to buy a good or service, and supply—the quantities of a good or service that producers are willing to sell at all possible market prices. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh…
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Whatever goals or dreams you may have, the way you live your life will be determined, at least in part, by your relationship to money: how you get it and how you use it. The opportunities you create for yourself are greatly affected by the money habits you form when you are young. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ma…
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An economic system is a set of rules that governs what goods and services to produce, how to produce them, and for whom they are produced. In this chapter, you will learn how the economic system of the United States answers these questions. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-witt/support…
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As American citizens, we live in a land of economic opportunity. Our economy provides us with a great variety of jobs, goods, and services. The United States has a free enterprise system under which consumers and producers make the major economic decisions. We can contribute to the nation’s economic success by taking advantage of economic opportuni…
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In a democracy, citizens must be willing to take part in civic life. The Internet increases the opportunities to do just that. Accessing the Internet promises to strengthen democracy, but it may also present serious challenges to democracy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-witt/support…
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When is a legal issue a criminal problem, and when is it a civil problem? Civil law concerns disputes between two or more individuals or between individuals and the government. In criminal law, by contrast, the government charges someone with a crime and is always the prosecutor. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mat…
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In America, different groups of people hold many different viewpoints. Some groups form to try to persuade government officials to support their views. These groups are exercising the important rights of freedom of speech and assembly. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-witt/support…
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The right to vote is a major responsibility of citizenship. By voting, citizens can influence all levels of government as well as the laws under which we live. Yet many Americans do not exercise this fundamental right and responsibility of our democratic way of life. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-witt/suppor…
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The Constitution makes no mention of political parties, but the first ones formed during the early years of the republic. Today, the United States has several political parties, although two—the Democrats and the Republicans—dominate American politics. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-witt/support…
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What would our country be without a judicial system or a way of enforcing our laws? The courts see to it that our nation’s laws are justly applied. They also interpret the laws that protect the rights the Constitution guarantees. As you read this chapter, think about how the federal court system developed. --- Support this podcast: https://podcaste…
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The Framers did not state specifically in the Constitution what the role of the president should be. The nation’s first president, George Washington, established many traditions that shaped the presidency. Every president since Washington has followed and built upon these traditions, refining the president’s role within the government. --- Support …
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Our nation’s Constitution gives the power to make laws to the legislative branch. Citizens participate in the lawmaking process by expressing their views to Congress. Find out what legislation is pending in Congress and your representatives’ positions on the issues. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-witt/support…
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As citizens, we are free to exercise our rights. In return we are expected to fulfill certain duties and responsibilities. By doing so, we help ensure that our government will be effective in serving our needs and protecting our rights. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-witt/support…
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Americans have the right to speak out on issues and make their feelings known. The Bill of Rights—the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution—guarantees certain basic rights to all Americans. Among the most important is freedom of speech. It guarantees that people will not be punished for stating their beliefs even if most people disagree with…
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The Constitution outlines the ideals of American government and describes how they should be achieved. It tells you what your rights and privileges are. The Constitution affects you, your family, and your friends as much today as it affected those who wrote it more than 200 years ago. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho…
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Reunion was successful, but the intensity of the effort required to achieve it caused many Americans later to reject the social and economic Reconstruction of the 1860s. It was perceived as a failure. More recently many scholars have called Reconstruction a democratic experiment that failed because it did not go far enough in reform, especially lan…
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On the morning of September 11, 2001, two airliners crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City and a third smashed into a section of the Pentagon near Washington, D.C. A fourth airliner crashed in a field in the Pennsylvania countryside. Nineteen Arab terrorists had hijacked the four planes and used them as missiles in …
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President John F. Kennedy’s efforts to confront the Soviet Union and address social ills are cut short by his assassination. President Lyndon B. Johnson spearheads civil rights legislation and declares a “war on poverty.” --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-witt/support…
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