Episodes

1: Active Citizenship

Jul 4, 2021

You have the power to be an active citizen! A young woman finds her voice building community and making change, to the groove of a H.E.R. song.

2: The Bill of Rights

Jul 4, 2021

These are our rights, what makes the USA the USA: speech, press, religion and more — and no one can take them away. Performed by Adam Lambert.

3: Taxes

Jul 4, 2021

The subject of taxes can be a lil complicated. But when rapper Cordae breaks it down, it all begins to make sense.

4: The Three Branches of Government

Jul 4, 2021

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs, Brittany Howard and the "Frozen" songwriters lay out a musical lesson about checks and balances in our government.

5: The First Amendment

Jul 4, 2021

Brandi Carlile delivers a message for the young: speak out against the forces that try to silence you — because your right to free speech is protected!

6: Federal vs State Power

Jul 4, 2021

States do some things, feds do others. But when federal and state governments link up, it's a beautiful balance of power. Performed by Kyle.

7: Immigration

Jul 4, 2021

A Bebe Rexha song celebrates Nikola Tesla, Isabel Allende, Eddie Van Halen and more who started life somewhere else before becoming Americans.

8: The Courts

Jul 4, 2021

A citizen's anthem from Andra Day says, "All rise!" When you need the law, the courts heed the call. Justice for one should mean justice for all.

9: We the People

Jul 4, 2021

We the people hold the power, and when we struggle, we pick each other up and get a little bit… stronger! Performed by Janelle Monáe.

10: The Miracle of Morning

Jul 4, 2021

Amanda Gorman, America's first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate, recites an original poem that celebrates people coming together.

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