In search of the Constitution [videorecording] / directed by Vern Diamond ... [et al.] ; produced by Richard Petrow ... [et al.] ; a presentation of WNET New York & WTVS Detroit ; Public Affairs Television, Inc.
In search of the Constitution (Television program)
Notes:
Title from container. Host, Bill Moyers. Originally broadcast on PBS in 1987. Each program is ca. 57 min. Accompanying viewer's guide includes questions to consider; a glossary of constitutional buzzwords; and articles on preserving the document, the history of judicial review, and the Constitution's international influence. "Episodes 3 and 9 [are] a production of Public Affairs Television in association with Wayne Ewing Films"--Container. Bonus DVD features: updates on the participants and issues and a biography of Bill Moyers.
Contents:
Episode 11. Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Episode 2. Mr. Justice Blackmun ; Episode 3. Mortimer Adler : teaching the Constitution -- Disc 2. Episode 4. Mr. Justice Brennan ; Episode 5. Ronald Dworkin : the changing story ; Episode 6. God and the Constitution -- Disc 3. Episode 7. Strictly speaking ; Episode 8. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor ; Episode 9. For the people -- Disc 4. Episode 10. 1987 v. the Constitution ; Episode 11. Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
Summary:
In American history, no document has sparked as much reverence, discussion, and controversy as the Constitution. But how does it really affect our everyday lives? Join Bill Moyers for this eleven-part series, originally produced to mark the Constitution's bicentennial, that delves into the fascinating history and contemporary relevance of the ultimate law of the land.
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