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.
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:
1h 23m
Course:
Total videos:
27
Difficulty:
First Year
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