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James Madison and the Constitution: Making America
Biography · American Values · US Constitution · Captions
About This Video
James Madison insisted that his new nation could not succeed without a Constitution. Why? No other nation in the world had one. What made America different? Dinesh D’Souza unravels the mystery.
This video is part of a 5-part series. Click here to watch the entire Making America series.
Standards Met in Ohio
- 8.GO.22Grades 8thThe U.S. Constitution established a federal republic, providing a framework for a national government with elected representatives, separation of powers, and checks and balances.
- AMG.9-12.12.aGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thExplain ways the different people/groups in government can limit each other’s powers (e.g., checks and balances).
- AMG.9-12.12.lp.dGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify the three branches of government.
- AMG.9-12.13.aGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thGiven an event, explain how it creates a dynamic interaction among the three branches of government (e.g., checks and balances).
- AMG.9-12.13.bGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thExplain a political process that creates a dynamic interaction between the three branches of government (e.g., checks and balances).
- AMG.9-12.5.aGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thExplain basic principles of government in the United States (e.g., separation of powers, checks and balances, federalism).
- AMH.9-12.6.aGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thExplain why the U.S. Constitution was written.
- AMH.9-12.6.cGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify the branches of the federal government.
- AMH.9-12.6.lp.dGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify the 3 branches of government.
- SS.7.17aGrades 7thExplain the difference between a democracy and a republic.
- SS.7.17bGrades 7thIdentify one difference between a democracy and a republic.