We the People

7.9
20215m

Learn the basics of rights and citizenship with upbeat songs by popular artists like Janelle Monáe, H.E.R., Adam Lambert, Brandi Carlile and more.

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We The People | Official Trailer | Netflix

Seasons

10 Episodes • Premiered 2021

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1. Active Citizenship

8.0

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.

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2. The Bill of Rights

8.0

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.

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3. Taxes

10.0

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

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4. The Three Branches of Government

7.0

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

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5. The First Amendment

10.0

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!

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6. Federal vs State Power

4.0

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.

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7. Immigration

8.0

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

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8. The Courts

9.0

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.

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9. We the People

8.0

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.

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10. The Miracle of Morning

8.0

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

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