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Oct 30, 2013 · Continuing the Constitution for Dummies Series with the Bill of Rights and Amendment Seven. Explained simply so you can understand the Constitution of the Un...
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- Hip Hughes
How are new amendments ratified to the #Constitution? Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, provides an overview of the amend...
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- National Constitution Center
The Constitution for Kids - Articles 4, 5, 6 & 7. In this video kids will learn about the relationships between the states, the amendment process, the oath of office, and the year that the ...
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The structure of the Constitution is built on three key principles: federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances. Watch Video The Three Branches of Government
The First Amendment is one of the most important amendments to the Constitution, if not the most important. It reads, "Congress shall make no law respecting "an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free "exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, "or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably "to assemble, and to ...
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- This is a great question! I think wartime, in general, has been a time when the First Amendment has received a lot of scrutiny. In World War I, the...
- Who is delivering the message? If it is another ordinary citizen, then that is protected speech. If it is someone who is a government representativ...
- The case was called McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky and it took place in 2005.
- The system of checks and balances is all that holds us back from dictatorship, as in many government rulings.
- They don't have to swear on a Bible. They can swear on anything they want. Most court rooms I've been in, or other government oaths I've witnessed,...
- It would seem that they're not. When we typically talk about amendments, we mean the amendments to the US Constitution. There have been 27 of these...
- Look up a summary of the First Amendment online. To remember better, write it down (in your own words), read it, and say it aloud a few times. As f...
This comprehensive series of 35 short videos explains the text, history, and relevance of the United States Constitution, Bill of Rights, and additional amendments in everyday language. Each video is assignable and ends with a call-to-action question, prompting learners to further explore the topics. Developed in partnership with the Center for ...
C-SPAN's Constitution Clips makes the U.S. Constitution come alive by providing teachers and students with video clips from C-SPAN's Video Library of the Constitution in action. Click...
