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.
How much did the authors of the U.S. Constitution borrow from the British system? What did they change? Professor Michael McConnell discusses some of the similarities and differences between the US Constitution and the British constitutional history
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How much did the authors of the U.S. Constitution borrow from the British system? What did they change? Professor Michael McConnell discusses some of the similarities and differences between the US Constitution and the British constitutional history and experience the Framers brought with them to Philadelphia in the summer of 1787.
Michael William McConnell is a constitutional law scholar who served as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit from 2002 until 2009. Since 2009, McConnell has served as Director of the Stanford Constitutional Law Center at Stanford Law School.
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Total run time:
1h 23m
Course:
Total videos:
27
Difficulty:
First Year