Federalism divides power to protect individual rights while giving the government enough power to be effective. The concept comes from a balance the Founding Fathers struck between authority and freedom. Scholars explore the relationship...

What do marriage equality, protection from racial discrimination, and protection from gender-based discrimination have in common? According to Harvard professor Tomiko Brown-Nagin, the Fourteenth Amendment protects all Americans in these...

Do the courts only exist to punish people? Scholars investigate the many roles the criminal justice system plays in the United States government and politics. They research a short video clip to better understand and analyze the role the...

Sharing is caring! How much does your class know about the laws that govern sharing on social media and other areas of the Internet? The video, part of an ongoing series about media literacy, examines copyright laws, intellectual...

Who had power over trade in the early days of the United States? Who has power now? Viewers investigate the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution. Using an AP Exam review video, learners examine issues surrounding authority...

Is there one ultimate arbiter who has the final say on issues or questions related to whether as act is constitutional or not? Lecture six discusses the powers each branch of the government has in making final judgments on constitutional...

A lot of interesting questions are posed in this video series on the Constitution. While the narrator informs listeners about the laws and intricacies of the US Constitution, he also pushes them to consider the tyranny of the US...

A presentation by Larry Kramer detailing the development of constitutional law, common law, rights and the judicial system of the new government in the just independent United States. Understand and identify the meanings of how the...

The rule of law is a primary element of constitutionalism. It allows for the judiciary to review those laws created by legislature to determine whether they uphold the constitution or not. [1 min. 12 secs.]

A constitution is a higher law that can be changed by the sovereign people.

What were John Marshall's arguments in favor of judicial review? Find out on today's podcast.

Under a constitutional system, no one is above the law. The power is limited and the law is designed to protect the people. [1 min. 7 secs.]

On today's podcast, we discuss the reasons for states' confidence in legislative supremacy.

On today's 60-Second Civics, we learn about the "original intent" method of constitutional interpretation.

Today on the podcast: the fundamental principles and modernist methods of constitutional interpretation.

On the podcast today, we discuss examples of legislative supremacy in state constitutions.

Today we continue our discussion of legislative supremacy in state constitutions.

Today we examine original intent, the second of four common methods of constitutional interpretation.

On today's podcast, we begin our brief series on fundamental principles and the American experiment in democracy.

On today's podcast, we discuss the proposition that ideas matter.

On today's episode, we discuss the importance of "frequent recurrence to fundamental principles."

This three-part documentary discusses why and how the Constitution was created at the Constitutional Convention and explores the protection of individuals' rights in the Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright and limits on presidential...