Total run time:
1h 23m
These videos cover the basics of what the Constitution is, and how and why it was written. Dozens of videos include discussions of other founding documents like the Declaration of Independence and state constitutions; how the Founders utilized the common law and British precedent; popular sovereignty; and why the Constitution needed to be a written document.
Where did the phrase “due process” come from and what does it mean?
Professor Randy Barnett discusses the definition of due process and the history of how the concept protected English citizens under the Magna Carta. Professor Barnett explains
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Where did the phrase “due process” come from and what does it mean?
Professor Randy Barnett discusses the definition of due process and the history of how the concept protected English citizens under the Magna Carta. Professor Barnett explains where and why the term was included in the Constitution, and how due process protects the rights of American citizens from both the federal and state governments.
Professor Randy E. Barnett is the Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he teaches constitutional law and contracts, and is Director of the Georgetown Center for the Constitution.
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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.
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Total run time:
1h 23m
Course:
Total videos:
27
Difficulty:
First Year
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