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In the episode, "Red Faced in the White House" (1997), when Johnny walks past the United States Capitol, he sees Bill sitting on the steps, just like in the Schoolhouse Rock segment. In this case, however, it is announced that the Bill will not be made into law and a man comes out and destroys the Bill with a flamethrower.
The events of the constitutional convention of 1787 and the Constitution of the United States that emerged from it are the topic of this song, with the lyrics of the chorus directly quoting the constitution's preamble and setting it to music. A small section of the preamble was cut to make the song scan better.
The Schoolhouse Rock Songbook (Cherry Lane Music), containing sheet music for 10 songs. Schoolhouse Rock! Soundtrack The 4-CD release with bonus tracks on each CD was released on June 18, 1996, by Rhino Records. The Best of Schoolhouse Rock (ISBN 1-56826-927-7) was released in 1998 jointly by American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. and Rhino Records.
800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. ... 'Schoolhouse Rock!' (1973-1985) Anyone who can remember the Preamble to the Constitution can probably thank Schoolhouse Rock! Cooler than it ...
Many of us grew up learning civics on Saturday mornings via ABC's Schoolhouse Rock. Ask me how a bill becomes a law even today, and the I'm Just a Bill tune pops into my head.
The ten segments covered various aspects of American history and government. Several of the segments, most notably "I'm Just a Bill" (discussing the legislative process) and "The Preamble" (which features a variant of the preamble of the Constitution put to music), have become some of Schoolhouse Rock 's most popular segments.
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The Stand in the Schoolhouse Door took place at Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama on June 11, 1963. In a symbolic attempt to keep his inaugural promise of "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" and stop the desegregation of schools, George Wallace, the Democratic Governor of Alabama, stood at the door of the auditorium as if to block the way of the two ...