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Why Does the Constitution Still Work for Us?

Ever heard of a "living document"? They eat and breathe just like the rest of us! They even walk around on their own two legs. Okay, fine—maybe that's not the exact definition.


AP U.S. History Videos 167 videos

AP U.S. History 3.1 Period 2: 1607-1754
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AP U.S. History 3.1 Period 2: 1607-1754. Which of the following contributed most directly to the process seen in the image?

AP U.S. History 3.2 Period 1: 1491-1607
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AP U.S. History Period 1: 1491-1607 Drill 3, Problem 2. The cultivation of maize, depicted in the image, also played a significant role in which of...

AP U.S. History 3.2 Period 4: 1800-1848
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AP U.S. History 3.2 Period 4: 1800-1848. The goals presented in the excerpt have the most in common with which of the following?

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Historical Figures Videos 4 videos

Susan B. Anthony
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Susan B. Anthony led the Women's Suffrage Movement—but there's more to her than that. Watch the video to get all the deets.

Betty Friedan
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Betty Frieden was one of the leading influences (arguably the starting one) in women's rights. She argued for gender equality everywhere— from th...

Abraham Lincoln
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Honest Abe—what a nickname. Abraham Lincoln was the president who led the country through the Civil War and abolished slavery. And he rocked that...

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U.S. History 1877-Present Videos 173 videos

U.S. History 1877-present 3: Industrial Revolution, wool, textiles, machinery
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First Industrial Revolution. Second...Industrial...Revolution... Ugh, how many more? We're getting dizzy here.

U.S. History 1877-Present 3: Gilded Age and Electricity
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Today we'll learn about why you shouldn't phone it in after inventing the phone (or anything else for that matter). Whoever files their patent firs...

U.S. History 1877-Present 3: Andew Carnegie
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Steel yourself. That big rich guy who paid for Carnegie Hall, Carnegie Mellon University, and hundreds of libraries all around the country...used o...

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