← We the People

Season 1

10 episodes · 2021

  1. 1

    Active Citizenship

    Jul 4, 20215 min★ 5.5

    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.

  2. 2

    The Bill of Rights

    Jul 4, 20215 min★ 5.5

    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.

  3. 3

    Taxes

    Jul 4, 20215 min★ 5.7

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

  4. 4

    The Three Branches of Government

    Jul 4, 20215 min★ 5.0

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

  5. 5

    The First Amendment

    Jul 4, 20215 min★ 5.1

    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!

  6. 6

    Federal vs State Power

    Jul 4, 20215 min★ 4.6

    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.

  7. 7

    Immigration

    Jul 4, 20215 min★ 5.2

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

  8. 8

    The Courts

    Jul 4, 20215 min★ 5.2

    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.

  9. 9

    We the People

    Jul 4, 20215 min★ 5.7

    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.

  10. 10

    The Miracle of Morning

    Jul 4, 20215 min★ 5.5

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