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Constitution USA with Peter Sagal

Constitution USA with Peter Sagal

Peter Sagal, host of NPR's "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me!" travels across the country to find out where the U.S. Constitution lives, how it works and how it doesn't, how it unites us as a nation, and how it has nearly torn us apart.

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Constitution USA with Peter Sagal Season 1
52:40
Consider the systems that have kept the Constitution healthy for more than 225 years.
Created Equal
53:11
Learn about the far-reaching changes created by the Fourteenth Amendment.
It's a Free Country
53:10
Examine what most consider the Constitution’s most important feature: the Bill of Rights.
A More Perfect Union
53:10
Explore the Constitution’s most striking feature: its resilient brand of federalism.
Why the federal government is necessary
1:23
Why it's necessary to rely on the power of the federal government.
Rights... have we gone too far?
1:33
Have we gone too far in claiming rights?
What IS freedom of speech?
1:25
What freedom of speech really is.
What does separation of church and state mean?
0:45
University of Notre Dame Professor Rick Garnett talks about separation of church and state
How the first amendment works
1:12
New York Times Editor Bill Keller explains why he loves the first amendment.
Does privacy still exist?
2:06
Private Investigator Efrat Cohen explains why there really isn't any privacy anymore.
The argument for same sex marriage
1:34
The 14th amendment's equal protection clause for all citizens.
Liberty, equality and the 14th Amendment
1:45
What exactly does "liberty" mean? What does "equality" mean?
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