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.
Does the structure of the Constitution matter, or only the content?
Professor Gary Lawson explains that a constitution has to be utilized and enforced by the people who administer it. The structure of the Constitution, which establishes a separatio
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Does the structure of the Constitution matter, or only the content?
Professor Gary Lawson explains that a constitution has to be utilized and enforced by the people who administer it. The structure of the Constitution, which establishes a separation of powers, makes it difficult for any one group of people to use the government for their own purposes. The structure makes change difficult but protects against the abuse of power.
Professor Gary Lawson is the Philip S. Beck Professor at Boston University School of Law.
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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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