| Other author/creator | O'Connor, Sandra Day, 1930- |
| Other author/creator | Breyer, Stephen G., 1938- |
| Other author/creator | Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands. |
| Other author/creator | Annenberg Public Policy Center. |
| Series |
Sunnylands seminars. Judicial branch
Sunnylands seminars. Judicial branch. ^A720078
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| Contents |
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. |
| Abstract |
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. |
| Local note | Little-305131036195. |
| General note | Prepared for Constitution Day 2005. |
| General note | "Sunnylands seminars, the judicial branch."--Container. |
| General note | "Created by the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands in partnership with the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania." |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | Subtitled in English and French. |
| Language | Subtitled in English and Spanish. |
