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Political Science/Economics Video Catalogue*
2002-2003
I. Constitutional Issues:
A. The Constitution: That Delicate Balance (13-part series, each 60 minutes)
Annenberg/CPB Project, 1984
(Also available at InfoTech)

Part 1: Executive Privilege and Delegation of Power
Part 2: War Powers and Covert Action
Part 3: Nomination, Election and Succession of the President
Part 4: Criminal Justice and a Defendant’s Right to a Fair Trial
Part 5: Crime and Insanity
Part 6: Crime and Punishments
Part 7: Campaign Spending: Money and Media (2 copies)
Part 8: National Security and Freedom of the Press
Part 9: School Prayer, Gun Control and the Right to Assemble
Part 10: The Sovereign Self: Right to Live, Right to Die
Part 11: Immigration Reform
Part 12: Affirmative Action versus Reverse Discrimination
Part 13: Federalism

B. Marbury v. Madison, 1803 and McCullough v. Maryland, 1819
(Two 30-minute segments on one videotape)
Dramatizations

C. Bill of Rights, Bill of Responsibility
Cambridge Educational, 2001
Approx. 30 minutes

D. Angel on Death Row
Frontline Series, 1996
(Sr. Helen Prejean/Dead Man Walking and the Death Penalty)
60 minutes

E. Watch What You Say: Free Speech in Times of National Crisis
Films for the Humanities and Science, 2002
38 minutes

F. Justice for All
Philip Burton Productions, Inc.
58 minutes

*Some titles appear in more than one category

G. We the People (4-part series, each 56 minutes)
Films for the Humanities, 1987
(Also available at InfoTech)

Part 1: Free to Believe
Part 2: Law and Order
Part 3: Who’s in Charge?
Part 4: What Price Equality?

II. American Politics/Administration of Justice
A. The People and the Power Game (3-part series)
Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 2000

Part 1: The Unelected: The Lobbies (42 minutes)
Part 2: The Unelected: The Media (42 minutes)
Part 3: The Elected: The Presidency and Congress (78 minutes)

B. The Conservatives
Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1993
88 minutes

C. Third Parties in American Politics
Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1996
26 minutes

D. Taking on the Kennedys: A Film about Politics in America
The Democracy Project, 1996
54 minutes

E. Campaigns & Elections: The 25 Funniest Political TV Ads
Campaigns & Elections
Approx. 30 minutes

F. The Legislative Project: A Day in the Life of the CA Secretary of State
LegiSchool Project @ CSU Sacramento
20 minutes

G. How a Bill Becomes Law
The California Channel
10 minutes

H. Planet Earth: Fate of the Earth
Annenberg/CPB Project, 1986
57 minutes


I. Cadillac Desert: Mulholland’s Dream
Home Vision Select/PBS, 1997
85 minutes

J. Campaigns & Elections: Year of the Woman
Campaigns & Elections
Approx. 60 minutes

K. Beyond the Glass Ceiling: Women’s Climb to the Executive Suite
CNN Video/CNN Special Reports, 1992
41 minutes

L. Fascism
Teacher’s Video Company, 2001
30 minutes

M. Communism & Socialism
Teacher’s Video Company, 2001
37 minutes

N. Inside the CIA: On Company Business, Part 1—the History
MPI Home Video, 1990
58 minutes

O. Presidential Bloopers
Time Life Video, 1999
40 minutes

P. The Wrath of Grapes
United Farm Workers, 1997
15 minutes

Q. The Future of War
PBS/Frontline, 1983-1999
60 minutes

III. Nuclear Issues
A. War and Peace in the Nuclear Age (13-part series, each 60 minutes)
Annenberg/CPB Project, 1988

Part 1: Dawn
Part 2: The Weapon of Choice
Part 3: A Bigger Bang for the Buck
Part 4: Europe Goes Nuclear
Part 5: At the Brink
Part 6: The Education of Robert McNamara
Part 7: One Step Forward…
Part 8: Haves and Have-Nots
Part 9: Carter’s New World
Part 10: Zero Hour
Part 11: Missile Experimental
Part 12: Reagan’s Shield
Part 13: Visions of War and Peace

B. The Other Nuclear Arms Race
Roosevelt Center for American Policy Studies, 1986
30 minutes

C. The Crisis Game: Avoiding Nuclear War Project (4-part series on 2 tapes)
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Approx. 60 minutes each

Foreign Affairs/Comparative Politics
A. School of Assassins
Maryknoll World Productions, 1994
18 minutes

B. The Fall of Communism
ABC News, 1990
Approx. 80 minutes

C. The Future of War
PBS/Frontline, 1983-1999
60 minutes

D. Voices of Cuba
Ambassador Productions, 1998
52 minutes

E. Bangladesh: An Appeal for Solidarity
Crowing Rooster Arts Production/National Labor Committee, 2001
8 minutes

F. Zoned for Slavery
Crowing Rooster Arts Production/National Labor Committee, 1995
23 minutes

G. Shroud of Silence: Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan
Feminist Majority Project, 2000
Approx 20 minutes

H. Mandela: A Man and His Country
ABC News, 1990
Approx. 50 minutes

IV. Economics
A. Beyond the Glass Ceiling: Women’s Climb to the Executive Suite
CNN Video/CNN Special Reports, 1992
41 minutes

B. The Wrath of Grapes
United Farm Workers, 1997
15 minutes

C. Inside the World’s Mightiest Bank: The Federal Reserve
Discovery Channel University/Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2001
51 minutes

D. Pillars of Profit: Tool #4, Cost Functions
GlobalGenie.com, Inc., 2000

E. The Path of Chinese Privatization
Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1998
50 minutes

F. The International Monetary Fund: Financial Cure or Catastrophe?
Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1999
35 minutes

G. Demand Theory: Household Behavior
Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2001
27 minutes

H. SAP Inc: An Industry Leader Emerges
Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1999
26 minutes

I. The Prime Time World of Macroeconomics
The Standard Deviants/Video Course Review, 1995
2 hours, 15 minutes


J. PRC Forum: James Buchanan
Video Sig/Palmer R. Chitester Fund, 1987
59 minutes

K. How to Stay Free
Video Sig/Free to Choose Enterprise, 1980
60 minutes

L. Microsoft Juggernaut (Video 1 to accompany McConnell/Brue Economics, 14/e, Macroeconomics, 14/e and Microeconomics, 14/e)
Irwin/McGraw-Hill, 1999
27 minutes

M. Miracle in Times Square (Video 3 to accompany McConnell/Brue Economics, 14/e, Macroeconomics, 14/e and Microeconomics, 14/e)
Irwin/McGraw-Hill, 1999
27 minutes

N. How to Win the Shopping Game (Video 4 to accompany McConnell/Brue Economics, 14/e, Macroeconomics, 14/e and Microeconomics, 14/e)
Irwin/McGraw-Hill, 1999
27 minutes

O. Communism & Socialism
Teacher’s Video Company, 2001
37 minutes

V. Free to Choose Enterprise Library (1980 Economics series, 30 minutes each)
Each title includes 2 videos—one film video and one debate video)
Part 1: The Tyranny of Control
Part 2: The Power of the Market
Part 3: Anatomy of a Crisis
Part 4: From Cradle to Grave
Part 5: Created Equal
Part 6: What’s Wrong with our Schools
Part 7: Who Protects the Consumer?
Part 8: Who Protects the Worker
Part 9: How to Cure Inflation