Total run time:
3h 30m
In order to understand the founding documents of the United States, you need to know something about the men who wrote them. What books or thinkers influenced the Founders? Why were there disagreements at the Constitutional Convention? How did people who talked about freedom allow slavery to continue? What is the relationship between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution?
On September 17, 1787, thirty-nine of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed their names to the U.S. Constitution. Today, we celebrate this as “Constitution Day,” commemorating the importance of this founding document in our legal
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On September 17, 1787, thirty-nine of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed their names to the U.S. Constitution. Today, we celebrate this as “Constitution Day,” commemorating the importance of this founding document in our legal and political systems.
But how can we figure out what the Constitution means? Does the Declaration of Independence play a special role in this process? Prof. Lee Strang of the University of Toledo College of Law explores how he examines the Constitution through the lens of its original public meaning.
As always, the Federalist Society takes no particular legal or public policy positions. All opinions expressed are those of the speaker.
Learn more about Lee Strang: http://www.utoledo.edu/law/faculty/fulltime/strang.html
Differing Views:
The Federalist Society: “The Relationship Between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution”
http://www.utoledo.edu/law/faculty/fulltime/strang.html
Georgetown University Law Center: “What is Originalism? The Evolution of Contemporary Originalist Theory”
http://www.utoledo.edu/law/faculty/fulltime/strang.html
Northwestern University Law Review: “Original Intention and Public Meaning in Constitutional Interpretation”
http://www.utoledo.edu/law/faculty/fulltime/strang.html
University of Minnesota Law School: “The Construction of Original Public Meaning”
http://www.utoledo.edu/law/faculty/fulltime/strang.html
Total run time:
3h 30m
Course:
Total videos:
15
Difficulty:
Elective
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