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.
How much does the Constitution say about the mechanics of the democratic process? It establishes some rules, such as how often elections are, but otherwise doesn’t have many details. Professor Michael McConnell discusses how the “law of democrac
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How much does the Constitution say about the mechanics of the democratic process? It establishes some rules, such as how often elections are, but otherwise doesn’t have many details. Professor Michael McConnell discusses how the “law of democracy” is a result of long-standing practice and judicial innovation, not interpreting the Constitution itself.
Michael William McConnell is a constitutional law scholar who served as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit from 2002 until 2009. Since 2009, McConnell has served as Director of the Stanford Constitutional Law Center at Stanford Law School.
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Total run time:
1h 23m
Course:
Total videos:
27
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First Year
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