CaVHS 320 THE CONGRESS. Explores the history and promise of congress. Atlanta, GA: PBS Home Video, Turner Home Entertainment, 1988/1996. $19.95

CaVHS  320  FEDERAL COURTS.  Esamines the United States Judiciary and its role in politics, tracing the development of one of the court's most significant powers, judicial review, then evaluating opposing viewpoints on this power.  Examines the three most recent Supreme Court Chief Justices and the decisions made under their leadership. Discusses the ways Congress and the president may attempt to limit the Court's influence.   Lincoln, NE  :  Great Plains National,  c1998, 29 min.

CaVHS  320  FEDERALISM.   Examinies the advantages and disadvantages ot the United States system of federalism, its different aspects over periods of time, and its impact on United States governance and politics.  Examines the conflict between state and national governments that is created by this system.  Explores the relationship between federalism, federal, and state spending, and the size of government.   Lincoln, NE  :  Great Plains National, c1998, 29 min.

CaVHS 320   FOREIGN POLICY.  Traces the development of United States foreign policy, highlighting dominant issues and themes. Examines the cooperation and conflict between  the president and Congress in using the powers to conduct foreign policy, and the impact of American public opinion and political parties on foreign policy.  Lincoln, NE  :  Great Plains National, c19198, 29 min.

HmHS 320 FORMS OF GOVERNMENT: WHAT’S THE SCORE? Cambridge Educational, 1995, color, 30 min. $96.30

CaVHS  320  DOMESTIC POLICY.    Focuses on United States domestic policy, including economic policy and general welfare issues, placed within the context of economic theories.  Distinguishes fiscal and monetary policy utilizing examples of each. Analyzes trends in United States spending policy, particularyly trends in deficit spending and the national debt.  Discusses trade policy by identifying its key components and by tracing the development of United States trade agreements.  Lincoln, NE  :  Great Plains National, c1998, 29 min.

CaVHS  320  LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.   Focuses on the legislative process, describing the differences between the House and Senate and the key differences in the processes of the two chambers.  Provides a general overview of the steps that are necessasry before a bill becomes a law.   Lincoln, NE  :  Great Plains Natinal, c1998, 28 min.

HmHS 320.3 COMPARATIVE POLITICAL SYSTEMS: GREAT BRITAIN, U.S.A., SOVIET UNION. Guidance Associates, 1990, color, 65 min., 4 parts (filmstrip transfer). $9.00

NamHS 320.5 COMMUNISM & SOCIALISM. Traces the spread of communism and socialism from its European founders to its implementation in Russia, Europe, and Asia. Scottsdale, AZ: Teacher’s Video Company, 2001, color, 60 min, 37 min.

MelMHS 320.5 MANDELA. The life of Nelson Mandela and his fight against Apartheid. American Institute, 120 min. $49.00

HmHS 320.5 NATIONALISM. Guidance Associates, 1970, color, 26 min., 2 parts (filmstrip transfer). $9.95

HmHS 320.5 WHAT IS COMMUNISM? Guidance Associates, 1976, 39 min., 2 parts (filmstrip transfer). $9.95

HmHS 320.5 WHAT IS FASCISM? Guidance Associates, 1979, color, 38 min, 2 parts (filmstrip transfer) $9.95

HmHS 320.5 WHAT IS SOCIALISM? Guidance Associates, 1976, 36 min., 2 parts (filmstrip transfer). $9.95

CaVHS  320.53  FASCISM.  Defines Fascism, and provides a brief history of this political philosophy and political movements that developed as a result.  Traces the Fascist movements of the 20th century in Italy, Germany, and Spain, and the United States.  Scottsdale, AZ  :  Teacher's Video, c2001, 18 min.

NaHS 320.9165 SAUDI ARABIA. 1. The Kingdom. 2. Race with Time. 3. Oil, Money and Politics. Films, Inc., Saudi Arabia series, 1985, color, 177 min.

NaHS 320.973 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT. Standard Deviants. A self-study tutorial on the history and concepts involved in the workings of American government. Cerebellum Corp., 1999, 2 videocassettes, Part 1: 1 hour 54 min. Part 2: 1 hour 40 min.

CaVHS 320.973,  NamHS 323 THE AMERICAN PROMISE. Part 1: Freedom/ responsibility/ participation—Part 2: Hard choices/ information/ deliberation—Part 3: Opportunity/ leverage/ common ground. Discusses grass-roots democracy in the United States. Who participates in the political process? High Road Productions, KQED Video, 1995, 2 videos. $19.95 each

CaVHS 321 RISE OF NATIONAL MONARCHIES: 15th to 16th CENTURIES. France, England, Spain. Zenger Video, 1995, color, 30 min., 3 parts (filmstrip transfer). $40.00

SkyHS 321.8 DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA. Explains the origin of democracy in America and throughout the world from Great Britain's Magna Carta to America's Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. Las Vegas, NV, American Institute for Education, 1997 c. 24 min. $30.00

HmHS 321.9 THE TOTALITARIAN STATE. 3 parts: Nazi Germany, Communist Russia, Today. Hawkhill Assoc., 1987, color, 61 min. $59.00

MelMHS 323 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. His dream of equal rights for all. American Institute, 60 min. $59.00

NaSMS 323 SAKHAROV (Human rights) Starring Jason Robards and Glenda Jackson. 118 min.

Nam HS 323.092 “I HAVE A DREAM”: The Electrifying speech that changed the hearts and minds of a bitterly divided nation. Oak Forest, IL, MPI Home Video, 1986, B & W, 28 min. $15.00

NamHS 323.092 THE SPEECHES OF MARTIN LUTHER KING. Presents a collection of Martin Luther King’s major speeches and minor asides, tracing the development of his oratorical style. MPI Home Video, 1990, B & W with color sequences, 60 min. $20.00

WiJSH 323.1, CaVMS 323.4 A TIME FOR JUSTICE. With teacher’s guide. Julian Bond. Recalls the battles for civil rights in Montgomery, Little Rock, Birmingham and Selma. Montgomery, AL: Teaching Tolerance, 1992, 38 min.

ParMHS VHS 323.40 America's civil rights: A time for justice Tells of the battle for civil rights as told by it's foot soldiers. Alabama Teaching tolerance 2006 38 min. $40.00 Charles Guggenheim, narrator

CaVMS 323.4,  NamHS 323.1196 MARTIN LUTHER KING: COMMEMORATIVE COLLECTION. Two separate films, one a biography, and the other a compilation of film clips of King’s famous speeches and interviews. MPI Home Video, color with B&W segments, 1988, 115 min.

ParMHS VHS 323.40 Mighty times: A legacy for Rosa Parks Rosa Parks sparked a revolution by sitting still on the bus. Alabama Teaching tolerance 2006 40 min. $40.00 Rosa Parks

ParMHS VHS 323.40 The mighty times children's march Film is about power, grace of power, the power to rebel, power to resist, power to love Alabama Teaching tolerance 2006 40 min. $40.00

ParMHS VHS 323.40 A place at the table: Struggles for equality in America Uses historical photos and archival film to tell the story of our nation's struggle to ensure liberty for all. Alabama Teaching tolerance 2006 B&W 40 min. $30.00 Produced by film makers Bobby Houston and Robert Hudson

NamHS 323.44 THE COST OF FREE SPEECH. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Arts and Humanities, 1990, 20 min.

IdCaVHS 323.44 FREE SPEECH FOR SALE: A Bill Moyers special, Examines the effect money has on free Speech and political debate. Princeton, NJ, Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1999, Color, 57 mins. Narrator: Bill Moyers. $89.95

NaSMS 323.44 MARTIN LUTHER KING’S SPEECH, “I HAVE A DREAM.” Including newsreel footage of events leading up to speech, and his funeral in 1968. MPI Home Video, 1986, 25 min.

CaVHS 324 THE LIVING ROOM CAMPAIGN. Narrator: Bill Kurtis. Traces the impact that political commercials have had on our national elections since 1952. New York, NY: A & E Home Video, 1992. $19.95

HmMS 324 RACE TO THE WHITE HOUSE. Explores the process of electing an American president. Teacher's Video Company, 2003, Color, 41 min. $29.95

NamHS 324.2734 THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. Hosts Ben J. Wattenberg and David Gergen. Discusses how the Republicans have been able to dominate recent presidential politics. White Star, 1992, color with B&W segments, 52 min.

NamHS 324.2736 THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. Hosts Ben J. Wattenberg and David Gergen. Discusses why voters lost confidence in the Democratic leadership during the seventies and eighties. White Star, 1992, color with B&W segments, 52 min.

CaVHS 324.3, NoHS ParMHS DVD 324.60 Cool Voting: It's your vote Encourages young people to vote. U.S. Dept. of Defense 2005 15 min. $30.00

CaPub 324.623 THE SUSAN B. ANTHONY STORY. Grace Products Corp., 1994.

HmHS 324.6 WHY VOTE? A RIGHT AND A RESPONSIBILITY. Cambridge Educational, 1995, 39 min. $69.95

ParMHS, HmHS VHS 324.97 The road to the white house: How we elect our president Explains the electoral college process and discusses the unusual elections. N.Y. Sunburst 2003 color 19 min. $30.00

NamHS 325 COLONIALISM & IMPERIALISM. Analyzes several key examples of colonialism and imperialism in history, and examines the negative and positive effects that took place on weaker nations. Scottsdale, AZ, Teacher’s Video, 2001, color, 30 min.

MelMHS 325 WHERE AMERICA BEGAN. Color, 60 min.

CaVHS 325.13 THE GOLDEN DOOR: OUR NATION OF IMMIGRANTS. Knowledge Unlimited, 199-, 19 min.

ParMHS 325.7 THE NEW IMMIGRANTS. 1993. $30.00

CaVHS 325.73 REMEMBERING ELLIS ISLAND: EVERYMAN’S MONUMENT. Panorama International Productions, 199-, 60 min.

ParMHS 327.1 TALKING PEACE WITH JIMMY CARTER. 1995. $29.00

SkyHS 327.12 CODE BREAKING. The ability to break codes in both the Atlantic and Pacific became the key to Allied success in World War II. Michael Carroll. 46 min.

CaVHS 327.1209 ON COMPANY BUSINESS: THE C.I.A. Looks inside one of the world’s most powerful secret organizations. Part 1: The history (58 min)—Part 2: Assassination (49 min.)— Part 3: Subversion (67 min.). Oak Forest IL: MPI, 1980/ 1987? $19.95

NamHS 327.1273 INSIDE THE CIA: ON COMPANY BUSINESS-PART 1 THE HISTORY. This volume starts at the end of WWII when the “Company” was formed and takes us through the various political incidents that the CIA has played a major role in throughout the last fory years. Oak Forest, IL: MPI Home Video, 1987, color, 58 min. $15.00

WiJSH 327.7 U.S. RELATIONS IN THE NEXT CENTURY. 1997, 26 min.

NamHS 327.73 AMERICA’S POWER AND PRESTIGE SINCE VIETNAM. Analyzes key American policies, such as containment and the Nixon Doctrine. Pleasantville, NY: Human Relations, Media, 1982, 75 min.

HmHS 327.73 THE MONROE DOCTRINE APPLIED: U.S. POLICY TOWARD LATIN AMERICA. Center for Humanities, 1986, color, 16 min., (filmstrip transfer). $9.95

NamHS 327.73 UNTED STATES/ SOVIET RELATIONS. Central themes that have shaped political relations between the U.S. and Soviet Union. Pleasantville, NY: Human Relations Media, 1985, 87 min.

MarSH 327.73 UNITED STATES-SOVIET RELATIONS: END OF THE COLD WAR? Newsweek, 1989, 20 min. $20.00

MarSH, NoHS, WiJSH, HmHS, SkyHS, ParMS 328, CaPub 328.80, NamHS 328.2  SAVED BY THE BILL: IDAHO’S CITIZEN LEGISLATURE. Idaho State Legislature and Idaho Public Television, 1997, 34 min. Gift A dramatization of the legislative process in Idaho, following the fate of a bill from the time it is proposed through its being voted into law. Kristina Peterson (Rep. Miki Steadman), Susan Murphy Bonnie Barnard), Jim McColly (Todd Brinkley), Rebecca Prescott (Angie Franklin), John J. O'Hagan (Josh Hansen).

HmHS 328.73 CONGRESS: HOW IT WORKS AND SOMETIMES DOESN’T. Guidance Associates, 1979, color, 51 min., 3 parts (filmstrip transfer). $9.95

HmHS, NaSMS, NamHS, NaWMS 328.73, WiJSH 320.4, GnFA 328,  THE HISTORY AND FUNCTIONS OF CONGRESS. Educational Distributors of America, Las Vegas, NV, 1996, color, 24 min. $39.95 

 NamHS 328.73 THE HISTORY AND FUNCTIONS OF THE SENATE. Las Vegas, NV: Learning Media of America, 2003, color, 28 min. $40.00

HmHS 328.73 MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON. Starring James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains. Washington’s youngest senator exposes corruption in high places, almost at the cost of his career. Burbank, CA: Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1997 (1939 movie), 130 min. $14.95

CaVHS 328.73  THE STORY OF THE U.S. SENATE.   Traces the history of the United States Senate and how it works.   Las Vegas, NV  :  Learning Media of America, [2003], 28 min. 

NamHS 328.73 UNDERSTANDING GOVERNMENT: THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH. Just the Facts series. Goldhill Home Media International, 2000, color, 50 min.

SkyHS 328.7307, CaPub 328.80 HISTORY & FUNCTIONS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Las Vegas, NV,  American Institute for Education, 1999, c, 30 min. $30.00

SkyHS 328.973 THE HISTORY & FUNCTIONS OF CONGRESS. Las Vegas, NV, American Institute for Education, 1999, c. 30 min. $30.00

ParMHS VHS 329 THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY: 1960-1992. Shows events in the Kennedy, Johnson and Carter administrations through the election of Bill Clinton in 1992. West Long Branch, NJ: White Star, [1993]. 52 min $60 The Democratic Party: 1960-1992.

ParMHS VHS 329 THE REPUBLICAN PARTY: 1960-1992. Shows the rise of the conservative wing of the party from Goldwater's 1960 convention speech through the Reagan and Bush I administrations. West Long Branch, NJ: White Star, [1993]. 52 min $60 The Republican Party: 1960-1992.