E1 - Active Citizenship

Aired: July 04, 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.

E2 - The Bill of Rights

Aired: July 04, 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.

E3 - Taxes

Aired: July 04, 2021

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

E4 - The Three Branches of Government

Aired: July 04, 2021

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

E5 - The First Amendment

Aired: July 04, 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!

E6 - Federal vs State Power

Aired: July 04, 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.

E7 - Immigration

Aired: July 04, 2021

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

E8 - The Courts

Aired: July 04, 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.

E9 - We the People

Aired: July 04, 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.

E10 - The Miracle of Morning

Aired: July 04, 2021

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