Constitution 101 with Khan Academy

The National Constitution Center has partnered with Khan Academy to create an educational experience that empowers students to learn at their own pace. A complement to the teacher-led Constitution 101 curriculum, this student course uses a mastery-based approach through activities, exercises, and videos.

The Constitution 101 student course is made up of nine units that include videos featuring federal judges, former elected officials, public intellectuals, and the nation’s leading constitutional scholars from diverse political philosophies. These constitutional experts share canonical stories about America’s Constitution, discuss landmark Supreme Court cases, and explore some of the most important constitutional debates facing the nation today. Videos for each unit are available below, or you can explore the full course on the Khan Academy website.

Click the unit name below for a playlist of all videos in a particular unit.

Unit 1: Civil Dialogue, The Constitution, and Constitutional Interpretation

Unit 2: Principles of the American Revolution: The Ideas and Events The Led to Change

Unit 3: The Road to Reform, the Constitutional Convention, and the Battle for Ratification

Unit 4: The Bill of Rights

Unit 5: The Separation of Powers and Federalism

Unit 6: The Three Branches of Government

Unit 7: America’s Second Founding: Slavery, the Civil War, Emancipation, and Reconstruction

Unit 8: The 14th Amendment: Citizenship, Freedom, and Equality

Unit 9: Elections and Voting Rights: From the Founding through the Civil Rights Movement