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Interviews with Thaddeus Edmonson, his attorney Jim Doyle, and legal scholars about the U.S. Supreme Court case Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Company on racial discrimination in jury selection in civil cases.

The National Center for Constitutional Studies has printed a special edition copy of The Constitution of the United States that has been proofed word for word against the original Constitution housed in the Archives in Washington, D.C. It is identical in spelling, capitalization and punctuation. This 48-page pocket sized booklet contains The Constitution of the United States (including The Bill of Rights and Amendments 11-27) and The Declaration of...

This book takes you behind the locked doors of Philadelphia's State House during the history-making summer of 1787. You will meet the key delgates and find out what is going on.

Describes the history of the U.S. Constitution, its primary functions, how it has changed over the years, and why it is still important today.

The U.S. Constitution is the fiber that ties all the separate parts of our government into one working whole. It is more than 200 years old, but it is still used every single day. And as old as it is, it is still a living document. Even today, it evolves as the country changes. Explore how this document was created so many years ago, how it has changed over time, and how it continues to matter to every single American.

Conversations on the constitution and the constitution project documentaries.

Learn about the document written by our country's leaders which posed a plan or set of rules that the National Government would follow. It explains how laws are made, how leaders are chosen, and what the government can and cannot do.

"Signed on September 17, 1787--four years after the American War for Independence--the US Constitution laid out the supreme law of the United States of America. Today it's easy for us to take this blueprint of our government for granted. But the Framers--fifty-five men from almost all of the original 13 states--argued fiercely for many months over what ended up being only a four-page document. Here is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the hotly...

Discusses the aftermath of the Revolutionary War and the creating of a Constitution for the new country.