Key constitutional concepts [DVD] / produced by PJ Productions ; written and produced by Robe Imbriano ; produced in association with the National Constitution Center.
Format:
[DVD] /
Edition:
Widescreen.
Publisher:
Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands,
Copyright Date:
c2006
Description:
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Narrator: Erik Todd Dellums ; host: Harris, Dan ; music, Gavin Allen, Ben Decter.
Contents:
part 1. Creating a constitution -- part 2. One man changes the Constitution, Gideon v. Wainwright -- part 3. Checks and balances, Youngstown v. Sawyer.
Summary:
"These three 20- minute videos examine key constitutional concepts. The first explains why the nation's framers created the Constitution. The second describes the protection of individual rights by highlighting the Supreme Court case of Gideon v. Wainwright, affirming the right to an attorney. The last explores the separation of powers by examining the Supreme Court case of Youngstown v. Sawyer, a challenge to President Truman's decision to take over steel mills during the Korean War"--Container.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.