Bibliograph

Our Constitution, a conversation, created by the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands in partnership with the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania

Type

Label

Our Constitution, a conversation, created by the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands in partnership with the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Our Constitution

Medium

DVD

Oclc number

67839363

resource.otherEventInformation

Filmed on location at the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. on June 5, 2005

Responsibility statement

created by the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands in partnership with the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania

Runtime

Series statement

Sunnylands seminars. The judicial branch

Sub title

a conversation

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

Table Of 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

Technique

live action

Classification