Conversations on Civics Podcast

Conversations on Civics Podcast
http://www.civiced.org/index.php?page=conversations_on_civics_podcastThe Conversations on Civics Podcast features interviews, speeches, lectures, and presentations by teachers, students, and scholars from around the world who are committed to democracy, the rule of law, and civic education. The series will occasionally include full-length versions of interviews that appear in edited format in the Education for Democracy Podcast. The Conversations on Civics Podcast is produced by the Center for Civic Education and supports the Center's main curricular programs: We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution, We the People: Project Citizen, the Civitas International Programs, the School Violence Prevention Demonstration Program, Representative Democracy in America, and the Campaign to Promote Civic Education.

Conversations on Civics Podcast, Episode 2: Abraham Lincoln Lesson for High School Students2009/02/12
February 12, 2009, marks the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of
Abraham Lincoln. The Lincoln bicentennial is a good time to reflect on
Lincoln and his contributions to American constitutionalism and
citizenship. It provides a particularly good opportunity for teachers to
introduce their students to Lincoln's legacy. In this month's podcast,
the Center for Civic Education presents a reading of the full text of a
lesson for high school students on Abraham Lincoln's legacy as president
during a troubled time in the history of the United States. The lesson,
"What Was Abraham Lincoln's Legacy to American Constitutionalism and
Citizenship?" was written by John J. Patrick, Professor Emeritus of
Education at Indiana University. The lesson and its companion website,
Lincoln.civiced.org, traces the rise of Lincoln from his humble
beginnings to the presidency. It also examines Lincoln's ideas and
decisions regarding slavery and the use of presidential power to
preserve the Federal Union during the Civil War.

Show notes
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Conversations on Civics Podcast, Episode 1: Ambassador Joseph Sullivan2008/12/11
Former ambassador Joseph Sullivan joins us for this inaugural episode of the Conversations on Civics Podcast. Ambassador Sullivan has had a long and distinguished career in American diplomacy. He has served as the ambassador to Zimbabwe and Angola, and as the principal officer of the U.S. Interests Section in Havana, Cuba. In this lecture, given at the Center for Civic Education on November 14, Ambassador Sullivan provides an insider's perspective on the U.S. foreign policy process.
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