Our Constitution a conversation

the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands.
Contributor:
Resource Type:
Video
Publication:
[Philadelphia, Pa.?] : Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, [2005]
Copyright Notice:
2005
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Availability

Law Library - Media

Call Number Description Type Availability
KF5130.S9 O9 2005 DVD

Details

Series Title:
Sunnylands seminars.
Sound characteristics:
  • digital
  • optical
Digital file characteristics:
  • video file
  • DVD video
Note:
  • DVD.
  • Transcript available in an electronic version.
  • "Sunnylands seminars: The judicial branch"--Container cover.
  • "Created by The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands in partnership with the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania."
  • Prepared for Constitution Day 2005.
  • Sandra Day O'Connor, Stephen G. Breyer.
  • In English with subtitles in English and Spanish.
Contents:
Introduction -- Teaching the Constitution -- Why have a constitution? -- Helping to solve problems -- The power of precedent -- Moral values/Decision-making -- Separation of powers -- Relevance today -- Federalism -- Individual liberty vs. security -- Most influential cases -- Court decision making -- Conclusion.
Summary:
United States Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Stephen Breyer talk about the Constitution with high school students and discuss why we have and need a constitution, what federalism is, how implicit and explicit rights are defined, and how separation of powers ensures that no one branch of government obtains too much power.
Subject:
Genre:
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
LC Classification:
KF5130.S9 O9 2005 DVD
Catalog Record ID:
991023926949703811
Language:
English
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