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Understanding the Constitution e-book
The Constitution of the United States has endured for almost two and a half centuries, enabling America to enjoy unparalleled freedom and prosperity. But today, many Americans do not know the…
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Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Feb 13, 2023
The Constitution: The Civil Rights Amendments
After the Civil War ended in 1865, Americans began the business of reconstructing their country, and along with it, their Constitution. Kurt Lash, Professor of Law at the University of Richmond,…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Jan 16, 2023
The Constitution: A Nation of States
How did thirteen separate colonies become the United States of America? The answer is found in the second half of the American Constitution—Articles IV through VII. Kurt Lash, Professor of Law at the…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Sep 27, 2021
James Madison and the Constitution: Making America
James Madison insisted that his new nation could not succeed without a Constitution. Why? No other nation in the world had one. What made America different? Dinesh D’Souza unravels the mystery. This…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · May 08, 2023
The Constitution: A Moral Challenge
Unlike any governing document in history, the U.S. Constitution inscribed liberty and individual rights into law. But how could America espouse freedom at its founding and also permit slavery? Robert…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Dec 12, 2022
The Constitution: Our Bill of Rights
Did you know that freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the right to bear arms were not in the original Constitution, drafted in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787? So where did they come from?…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Mar 06, 2023
The Constitution: Taxes, Voting Rights, and Prohibition
The Constitution has been amended 27 times. The most famous amendments are the first ten: the Bill of Rights. But what do you know about the others? John Yoo, Professor of Law at the University of…