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Constitution USA with Peter Sagal
What does separation of church and state mean?
University of Notre Dame Professor Rick Garnett talks about separation of church and state -- and why he believes the founders intended that phrase to mean "freedom to practice your religion openly" rather than "freedom from religion in the public sphere."
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Consider the systems that have kept the Constitution healthy for more than 225 years.
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Learn about the far-reaching changes created by the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Examine what most consider the Constitution’s most important feature: the Bill of Rights.
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Explore the Constitution’s most striking feature: its resilient brand of federalism.