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.
Why is the structure of the government, as outlined in the Constitution, so important?
Professor Ilan Wurman explains how proper structure maintains separation of powers and protects the rights of the citizens. Without a structure to uphold the Bill
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Why is the structure of the government, as outlined in the Constitution, so important?
Professor Ilan Wurman explains how proper structure maintains separation of powers and protects the rights of the citizens. Without a structure to uphold the Bill of Rights, they are merely a “parchment barrier” that cannot withstand the power of unchecked government.
Ilan Wurman is a visiting assistant professor at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, where he teaches administrative law and constitutional law. He is the author of A Debt Against the Living: An Introduction to Originalism (Cambridge 2017).
As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.
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Total run time:
1h 23m
Course:
Total videos:
27
Difficulty:
First Year