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The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America. The Constitution, originally comprising seven articles, delineates the national frame of government. Its first three articles entrench the doctrine of the separation of powers, whereby the federal government is divided into three branches: the legislative, consisting of the bicameral Congress; the executive, consisting of the President; and the judicial, consisting of the Supreme Court and other federal courts. Articles Four, Five and Six entrench concepts of federalism, describing the rights and responsibilities of state governments and of the states in relationship to the federal government. Article Seven establishes the procedure subsequently used by the thirteen States to ratify it.
Since the Constitution came into force in 1789, it has been amended twenty-seven times. In general, the first ten amendments, known collectively as the Bill of Rights, offer specific protections of individual liberty and justice and place restrictions on the powers of government. The majority of the seventeen later amendments expand individual civil rights. Others address issues related to federal authority or modify government processes and procedures. Amendments to the United States Constitution, unlike ones made to many constitutions world-wide, are appended to the end of the document. At seven articles and twenty-seven amendments, it is the shortest written constitution in force. All five pages of the original U.S. Constitution are written on parchment.
In which John Green teaches you about the United States Constitution. During and after the American Revolutionary War, the government of the new country operated under the Articles of Confederation. While these Articles got the young nation through its war with England, they weren't of much use when it came to running a country. So, the founding fathers decided try their hand at nation-building, and they created the Constitution of the United States, which you may remember as the one that says We The People at the top. John will tell you how the convention came together, some of the compromises that had to be made to pass this thing, and why it's very lucky that the framers installed a somewhat reasonable process for making changes to the thing. You'll learn about Shays' Rebellion, the Fed...
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Easily understand the basic concepts of the U.S. Constitution by mastering 5 Key Concepts. Understand Freedom, Liberty, Founding Principles and American History like never before. THIS VIDEO CONTAINS CONCEPTS 1-3. See second video with same name on this channel for Concepts 4 and 5. By CM Seibert
"Securing the Blessings of Liberty: An Examination of the United States Constitution" is a class on the Constitution by Richard Church. Class was presented by the Stevens Point, WI Campaign for Liberty Meetup Group and arranged by Corey Kealiher. http://ronpaul.meetup.com/680/ Richard is the Adams County, WI district coordinator for the WI Campaign For Liberty. This 1.5 hour class is part 1 of 4, which is an introduction and history of the Constitution. Filmed at the Portage County Public Library in Stevens Point, WI on 5/1/10. http://WisconsinC4L.com Filmed and edited by Chris Rye http://forlibertymovie.com
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-is-the-us-constitution-so-hard-to-amend-peter-paccone When it was ratified in 1789, the US Constitution didn’t just institute a government by the people – it provided a way for the people to alter the Constitution itself. And yet, of the nearly 11,000 amendments proposed in the centuries since, only 27 have succeeded as of 2016. Peter Paccone explains why the US Constitution is so hard to change. Lesson by Peter Paccone, animation by Augenblick Studios.
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-wasn-t-the-bill-of-rights-originally-in-the-us-constitution-james-coll When you think of the US Constitution, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Free speech? The right to bear arms? These passages are cited so often that it's hard to imagine the document without them. But the list of freedoms known as the Bill of Rights was not in the original text and wasn't added for three years. Why not? James Coll goes back to the origins of the Constitution to find out. Lesson by James Coll, animation by Augenblick Studios.
This shows the history of the making of the US Constitution. I do not own the rights to this. I place it on youtube as a service to all who are as in love with that revered document as I am.
This video was made to help students understand why the Constitution was created. It explains the purpose, the meaning, and the intent of this most important American document.
PowerPoint available at: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Mr-Raymond-Civics-Eoc-Academy The video is a quick overview of the sections or Articles of the US Constitution. Students will learn about Article I and it's establishing the powers and structure of the US Legislative Branch known as Congress. Article II establishes and outlines the Executive Branch headed up by the President of the United States. Article III established the Judicial Branch headed by the US Supreme Court. Article IV discusses the relationship between the Federal Government and state governments known as federalism. Article V establishes how to create amendments to the Constitution. Article VI is known as the "Supremacy Clause" which establishes that federal law is more powerful than state law. Article VII o...
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Listen to the full audiobook: http://easyget.us/mabk/30/en/B00BT8XVIU/book Beyond Confederation scrutinizes the ideological background of the U.s. Constitution, the rigors of its writing and ratification, and the problems it both faced and provoked immediately after ratification. The essays in this collection question much of the heritage of eighteenth-century constitutional thought and suggest that many of the commonly debated issues have led us away from the truly germane questions. The authors challenge many of the traditional generalizations and the terms and scope of that debate as well.the contributors raise fresh questions about the Constitution as it enters its third century. What happened in Philadelphia in 1787, and what happened in the state ratifying conventions? Why did the st...
Read your free e-book: http://downloadapp.us/mebk/50/en/B00FM064G2/book Is the Us Constitution dead? Veteran radio host and author Chuck Morse writes a line-by-line analysis of the Us Constitution demonstrating where our government has remained true to the law and where our government has strayed. Chuck Morse shows exactly where the Constitution has been replaced and what the consequences have been. The Constitution is as vital today as when it was first ratified in 1789 and we the people must re-assert our rights to self-government, rights which are codified in the constitution itself asserts Morse.
Read your free e-book: http://downloadapp.us/mebk/50/en/B008RAKOYM/book The Writing and Ratification of the U.s. Constitution: Practical Virtue in Action examines the events surrounding the development of the U.s. Constitution. Setting these events within the context of the colonial conflict with Britain and the experience with state constitutions under the Articles of Confederation, John R. Vile discusses the delegates who attended the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the major plans and proposals that delegates offered, and the arguments that delegates made both in the Convention and in subsequent state ratifying debates that ultimately led to the adoption of the U.s. Bill of Rights. Vile contends that the Convention and subsequent ratifying conventions were not mere exercises in polit...
Read your free e-book: http://downloadapp.us/mebk/50/en/B00IGQI7NW/book A masterly introduction to the United States Constitution, this slim book leads the reader through a concise overview of the document's individual articles and amendments. With clear and accessible language, Currie then examines each of the three branches of the federal government and explains the relation between the federal and state governments. He analyzes those constitutional provisions that are designed to protect citizens from governmental interference, such as the due process and equal protection clauses and the confusing first amendment provisions respecting the separation of church and state, and includes discussions of judicial review and freedom of speech and of the press.a sympathetic yet critical guide, C...
Read your free e-book: http://downloadapp.us/mebk/50/en/B00LHN50LI/book By reminding readers that early Supreme Court justices refused to reduce the Constitution to a mere legal document, Approaching the U.s. Constitution provides a definitive response to Reading Law by Antonin Scalia and Bryan Garner. Turning to the vision of Alexander Hamilton found in Federalists No. 78, Hunter argues that rather than seeing the judiciary as Americas legal guardian, Hamilton looked to independent individuals of integrity on the judiciary to be the nations collective conscience. For Hamilton, the judiciarys authority over the legislature does not derive from positive law but is extra-legal by 'design' and is purely moral.by emphasizing the legal expertise of judges alone, individuals such as Justice Scal...
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Unizor - US Constitution - Articles V, VI, VII by Jesse Brogan The Constitution ends with three Articles that speak to the handling of important details that are beyond the direct ordination and establishment purpose stated in the Preamble. These are matters that might support or interfere with the operation of the newly forming government. Accordingly, it is important that they be addressed, even though they do not talk to what this new government is structured to be, or what it can and should do as part of its operation.
"Securing the Blessings of Liberty: An Examination of the United States Constitution" is a class on the Constitution by Richard Church. Class was presented by the Stevens Point, WI Campaign for Liberty Meetup Group and arranged by Corey Kealiher. http://ronpaul.meetup.com/680/ Richard is the Adams County, WI district coordinator for the WI Campaign For Liberty. This 2 hour class is part 2 of 4. Filmed at the Portage County Public Library in Stevens Point, WI on 4/10/10. http://WisconsinC4L.com Filmed and edited by Chris Rye http://forlibertymovie.com
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World Bank Whistle blower Karen Hudes joins Gary Franchi in studio to reveal the truth about the secret US Constitution introduced in 1871. Download your free Next News "Heroes & Villains" Poster here: http://nextnewsnetwork.com/the-2013-heroes-villains-posters Donate USD: http://nnn.is/donate-dollars Donate BTC: http://nnn.is/donate-bitcoin LIVE: http://NextNewsNetwork.com Facebook: http://Facebook.com/NextNewsNet Twitter: http://Twitter.com/NextNewsNet Sub: http://NNN.is/the_new_media Meet the Next News Team: http://youtu.be/2QnNKwQ2WkY Hashtag: #N3 About: Next News Network's World News program airs daily at 6pm and 11pm Eastern on Comcast, DirecTV and Over-the-Air and Online at http://NNN.is/on- World News is available to 6 million viewers from South Beach to Sebastian, Florida...
BILL OF RIGHTS - U.S. CONSTITUTION - FULL AudioBook | Greatest Audio Books The Bill of Rights are the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. They were introduced as a series of amendments in 1789 in the First United States Congress by James Madison. Ten of the amendments were ratified and became the Bill of Rights in 1791. These amendments limit the powers of the federal government, protecting the rights of all citizens, residents and visitors on United States territory. (Summary from Wikipedia.org) - SUBSCRIBE to Greatest Audio Books: http://www.youtube.com/GreatestAudioBooks - Become a FRIEND: Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/GreatestAudioBooks Google+: - READ along by clicking (CC) for Closed Caption Transcript! - LISTEN to the entire audiobook for free! 30 Reader...
In 1991, journalist Hugh Sidey interviewed living presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan on the U.S. Constitution for the Commission of the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution. The James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation (www.jamesmadison.gov) is pleased to make this video available to the public.
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