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Our Constitution 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.

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  • Physical Description: videorecording
    videodisc
    1 videodisc (ca. 30 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Philadelphia, Pa.?] : Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, c2005.

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General Note:
Pavlik.
Prepared for Constitution Day 2005.
"The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands wishes to thank Justices O'Conner and Breyer and the students in Mr. Gilligan, Mr. Moreland, and Mr. Kuhn's social studies classes at Masterman and Cheltenham High Schools in Pennsylvania for their participation in this project"--Ending credits.
Formatted Contents Note: 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.
Participant or Performer Note: Panelists, Sandra Day O'Connor, Stephen Breyer.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Filmed on location at the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. on June 5, 2005.
Additional Physical Form available Note:
Transcript available on the Web from Annenberg Clasroom: http://www.annenbergclassroom.org/Files/Documents/ConstitutionalConversation.pdf.
System Details Note:
DVD.
Language Note:
In English with optional English or Spanish subtitles.
Subject: United States.
Constitutional law United States
United States Politics and government
Federal government United States
DVD-Video discs
Judicial independence United States
Genre: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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