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Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs, Brittany Howard and the "Frozen" songwriters lay out a musical lesson about checks and balances in our government.
We the People: Season 1 - 10 Episode s
1x1 - Active Citizenship
July 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.
1x2 - The Bill of Rights
July 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.
1x3 - Taxes
July 4, 2021
The subject of taxes can be a lil complicated. But when rapper Cordae breaks it down, it all begins to make sense.
1x4 - The Three Branches of Government
July 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.
1x5 - The First Amendment
July 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!
1x6 - Federal vs State Power
July 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.
1x7 - Immigration
July 4, 2021
A Bebe Rexha song celebrates Nikola Tesla, Isabel Allende, Eddie Van Halen and more who started life somewhere else before becoming Americans.
1x8 - The Courts
July 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.
1x9 - We the People
July 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.
1x10 - The Miracle of Morning
July 4, 2021
Amanda Gorman, America's first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate, recites an original poem that celebrates people coming together.