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Our Constitution a conversation

O'Connor, Sandra Day, 1930- (Added Author). Breyer, Stephen G., 1938- (Added Author). Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands (Added Author). Annenberg Public Policy Center. (Added Author).

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.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (30 minutes) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
videorecording
Publisher: [Philadelphia, Pa.?] : Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, c2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:	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."
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.
System Details Note:	DVD.
Language Note:	Subtitled in English and Spanish.