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Civics In A YearMore Perfect, The Role of Compromise in the ConstitutionThe Constitution didn’t materialize from harmony; it was hammered out line by line by people who disagreed on almost everything except one urgent fact: the Articles weren’t working. We sit down with Julie Silverbrook, Vice President of Civic Education at the National Constitution Center, to unpack how compromise created a nation—its brilliance, its fractures, and its moral costs.We start in 1787, where large and small states, commercial and agricultural interests, and slaveholding and non‑slaveholding delegates collided. Julie explains the Great (Connecticut) Compromise that split representation between the House and Senate, then confronts the slavery‑...
2025-10-1612 min
Why Distance Learning?#39 Civics, Collaboration, and Ms. Opal Lee: A Constitution Day SpecialIn this episode of Why Distance Learning, hosts Seth Fleischauer, Allyson Mitchell, and Tami Moehring welcome three special guests: Julie Silverbrook from the National Constitution Center, Jocelyn Kho from the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, and Andrea (Ang) Reidell from the Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics. Together, they discuss an exciting upcoming event for Constitution Day that brings together these prestigious organizations to engage students in a unique virtual learning experience centered around the U.S. Constitution and the inspiring story of Ms. Opal Lee.Key topics discussed include:Constitution Day Collaboration: Julie, Jocelyn, and Ang share...
2024-09-0242 min
Ye Olde CrimeThe Colfax Massacre: Racial Violence in Reconstruction AmericaLindsay and Emily from Pineapple Pizza Podcast discuss The Colfax Massacre, as well as why the Reconstruction Era , that there’s a big difference between a “riot” and a “massacre,” and how to not to whitewash history.Information pulled from the following sources:
2024 Free Speech Center article by John R. Vile
2023 NBC News article by Claretta Bellamy
2023 Smithsonian Magazine article by Danny Lewis
2020 Daily Kos article by Denise Oliver Velez
Bill of Rights Institute article by Julie Silverbrook
Britannica
Colfax Memorial
History Channel
United States Senate article
Wikipedia
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2024-04-1737 min
Teaching Learning Leading K-12Julie Silverbrook -Senior Director of Partnerships and Constitutional Scholar in Residence at iCivics - Shares with us iCivics, National Civics Day, & the Importance of Civics Education - 632
Julie Silverbrook - Senior Director of Partnerships and Constitutional Scholar in Residence at iCivics - Talks with Us about iCivics, the Importance of Civics Education, & National Civics Day. This is episode 632 of Teaching Learning Leading K12.
Julie serves as Senior Director of Partnerships and Constitutional Scholar in Residence at iCivics. She served as Executive Director of The Constitutional Sources Project (ConSource) in Washington, DC, from 2012-2020. She regularly writes and lectures on the United States Constitution and its history, and the importance of civic education to the health of the American republic. Julie...
2024-01-0838 min
Cato Event PodcastStudents, Teachers, and Free SpeechSphere Education Initiatives and iCivics are excited to invite you to a free professional development webinar on “Students, Teachers, and Free Speech”to be held over Zoom from 7:30 – 9:00 pm Eastern on December 13th. As we approach Bill of Rights Day, join educators from across the country and leading experts on the Constitution and the Supreme Court to learn more about the history of free speech cases and the impact they have on you as an educator.Our featured panelists include Thomas A. Berry, a research fellow in the Cato Institute’s Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional S...
2022-12-151h 18
Between the HeadlinesJulie Silverbrook: How civic education creates engaged citizens"In order for a system of self-government to work, it required an informed and engaged citizenry," says Julie Silverbrook, a constitutional scholar who works for iCivics, a platform that provides civic education resources for teachers and students. She explains how civic education fosters a public perceptive to current affairs, how iCivics reaches its audience effectively, and how schools can incorporate civics curriculums. She also gives us a bite-size civics lesson, giving insight into the Constitution, the courts, and the breakdown of deliberation in government.
2022-04-1427 minBetween the HeadlinesJulie Silverbrook: How civic education creates engaged citizens"In order for a system of self-government to work, it required an informed and engaged citizenry," says Julie Silverbrook, a constitutional scholar who works for iCivics, a platform that provides civic education resources for teachers and students. She explains how civic education fosters a public perceptive to current affairs, how iCivics reaches its audience effectively, and how schools can incorporate civics curriculums. She also gives us a bite-size civics lesson, giving insight into the Constitution, the courts, and the breakdown of deliberation in government.
2022-04-1427 min
Leadership and Legacy: Conversations at the George Washington Presidential Library128. Digitizing the Constitution with Julie SilverbrookThe word “impeachment” is in the air these days. Wouldn’t it be nice if we had a website to find information about what the Constitution’s framers thought about impeachment or any other Constitutional issue. Well, The Constitutional Sources Project is the place for you. The project, called ConSource for short, is a Washington, D.C.-based initiative to digitize and transcribe the documents that shaped the Federal Constitution, and increase our historical literacy. On today’s episode, you’ll hear from Julie Silverbrook, ConSource’s executive director. Julie is an attorney and she is lea...
2019-10-1752 min
Necessary & Proper PodcastNecessary & Proper Episode 47: Laboratories of Democracy - Part I: Early State Constitutions and Their Influence on the Legislative BranchOn July 19, 2019, the Federalist Society's Article I Initiative cosponsored a two-part panel with the Constitutional Sources Project at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC. The topic of the first panel was early state constitutions and their influence on the legislative branch.The concept of states serving as important test cases for national governance dates back to the founding of the country. This panel will discuss how lessons from the state constitutions and legislatures prior to and during the American founding were incorporated into our federal government, and in particular, the powers enumerated to Congress and the structure...
2019-08-231h 35
FedSoc EventsLaboratories of Democracy - Part I: Early State Constitutions and Their Influence on the Legislative BranchOn July 19, 2019, the Federalist Society's Article I Initiative cosponsored a two-part panel with the Constitutional Sources Project at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC. The topic of the first panel was early state constitutions and their influence on the legislative branch.The concept of states serving as important test cases for national governance dates back to the founding of the country. This panel will discuss how lessons from the state constitutions and legislatures prior to and during the American founding were incorporated into our federal government, and in particular, the powers enumerated to Congress and the structure...
2019-08-141h 33
The Government GurusEpisode 5: The Federalist PapersOn this long awaited episode, I speak with Julie Silverbrook from ConSource. Its mission is to increase the understanding, of the U.S. Constitution by connecting students, teachers and others with the documented history of the Constitution. Today Ms. Silverbrook takes us on a journey about the development of the Federalist Papers and their significance.
2017-12-071h 06
Your Weekly ConstitutionalHam the Man!After centuries of neglect, Alexander Hamilton is finally having his historical moment.Join Stewart and ConSource Executive Director Julie Silverbrook as they discuss one of the most under-appreciated of the Founders, a fellow they call "Ham the Man."
2016-02-1254 minYour Weekly ConstitutionalHam the Man!After centuries of neglect, Alexander Hamilton is finally having his historical moment.Join Stewart and ConSource Executive Director Julie Silverbrook as they discuss one of the most under-appreciated of the Founders, a fellow they call "Ham the Man."
2016-02-1254 minGovernment – Past & Present PodcastsThe Constitution for KidsThe Constitutional Sources Project launches a new initiative to present the nation’s founding document in a kid-friendly format. Executive Director Julie Silverbrook says, “These are the laws that operate on you. It’s important that you understand them.”
2013-12-0900 min
Colonial Williamsburg History Podcasts - Image EnhancedThe Constitution for KidsThe Constitutional Sources Project launches a new initiative to present the nation’s founding document in a kid-friendly format. Executive Director Julie Silverbrook says, “These are the laws that operate on you. It’s important that you understand them.”
2013-12-0913 min
Your Weekly ConstitutionalRatification, Part 2We finish our discussion of the Constitution's ratification with John Kaminski, the Director of the Center for the Study of the Constitution at the University of Wisconsin.We also speak with ConSource Executive Director Julie Silverbrook about the role of women in ratification. They had more to say than you might guess.Finally, we talk to a real, live Madison, who is - perhaps - the first descendant of James Madison's immediate family to live at Montpelier in over a century. Please join us.
2013-08-0959 minYour Weekly ConstitutionalRatification, Part 2We finish our discussion of the Constitution's ratification with John Kaminski, the Director of the Center for the Study of the Constitution at the University of Wisconsin.We also speak with ConSource Executive Director Julie Silverbrook about the role of women in ratification. They had more to say than you might guess.Finally, we talk to a real, live Madison, who is - perhaps - the first descendant of James Madison's immediate family to live at Montpelier in over a century. Please join us.
2013-08-0959 min