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We the People - Episode Guide

Season 1

Active Citizenship

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Jul 4, 2021 (5 min)

Active Citizenship

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.

The Bill of Rights

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Jul 4, 2021 (5 min)

The Bill of Rights

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.

Taxes

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Jul 4, 2021 (5 min)

Taxes

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

The Three Branches of Government

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Jul 4, 2021 (5 min)

The Three Branches of Government

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

The First Amendment

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Jul 4, 2021 (5 min)

The First Amendment

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!

Federal vs State Power

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Jul 4, 2021 (4 min)

Federal vs State Power

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.

Immigration

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Jul 4, 2021 (5 min)

Immigration

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

The Courts

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Jul 4, 2021 (5 min)

The Courts

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.

We the People

Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Jul 4, 2021 (5 min)

We the People

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.

The Miracle of Morning

Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Jul 4, 2021 (4 min)

The Miracle of Morning

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

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