Key Constitutional Concepts
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part 1. Creating a constitution -- part 2. One man changes the Constitution, Gideon v. Wainwright -- part 3. Checks and balances, Youngstown v. Sawyer.
Narrator: Erik Todd Dellums ; host: Harris, Dan ; music, Gavin Allen, Ben Decter.
"These three 20- minute videos examine key constitutional concepts. The first explains why the nation's framers created the Constitution. The second describes the protection of individual rights by highlighting the Supreme Court case of Gideon v. Wainwright, affirming the right to an attorney. The last explores the separation of powers by examining the Supreme Court case of Youngstown v. Sawyer, a challenge to President Truman's decision to take over steel mills during the Korean War"--Container.
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SERIES
Sunnylands seminars.
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Subtitled in English and Spanish.
PUBLISHED
[Philadelphia, Pa.?] : Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, c2006.
Year Published: 2006
Description: 1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Imbriano, Robe.
Dellums, Erik Todd, 1964-
Harris, Dan.
Allen, Gavin.
Decter, Ben.
PJ Productions.
National Constitution Center (U.S.)
Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands.
SUBJECTS
Gideon, Clarence Earl -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Wainwright, Louie L. -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Sawyer, Charles, -- b. 1887 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Truman, Harry S., -- 1884-1972.
United States.
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Constitutional law.
Federal government.
Constitutional conventions -- History.
Right to counsel -- United States.
War and emergency powers.
Steel industry and trade -- Law and legislation.
United States -- Politics and government.
Documentary films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.