Our Constitution : a conversation.

Our Constitution : a conversation.

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	[Philadelphia, Pa.?] : Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, c2005.
Description:	1 DVD (30 minutes) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language:	English
Series:	Sunnylands seminars. Judicial branch
Subject:	United States. -- Constitution. Constitution (United States) Constitutional law -- United States. Constitutional law. Federal government. Politics and government. Federal government -- United States. United States -- Politics and government. United States. Films for the hearing impaired. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Format:	DVD Video
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6110379

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Other authors / contributors:	O'Connor, Sandra Day, 1930- Breyer, Stephen G., 1938- Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands. Annenberg Public Policy Center.
Notes:	Prepared for Constitution Day 2005. "Created by The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands in partnership with the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania." DVD.
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.