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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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What are activist judges?
1:49
Federal Judge Harvie Wilkinson discusses the concept of "activist judges."
Crowd-sourcing Iceland
1:37
Iceland is in the middle of building a new constitution.
Separate but NOT Equal
4:28
Visit Little Rock Central HS and learn how the federal government helped integration.
Randy Barnett on Federalism
0:30
Professor Randy Barnett explains his thoughts on federal power.
The Commerce Clause
3:53
Learn about the Commerce Clause and how Wickard v. Filburn started it all.
It’s a Free Country: Know Your Rights!
5:11
Richard Beeman explains the Bill of Rights and where it came from.
 Protesting Funerals: The First Amendment Put to the Test
9:29
Is all speech protected? Learn more about freedom of speech and what rights citizens have.
Why have an "indivisible union"?
2:00
Yale Professor Akhil Amar gives us a quick background.
State power and the federal government
0:59
Steve DeAngelo expresses his beliefs in state power.
The delicate balance of federal and state government
1:18
Which did the founders believe should have more power? Federal or state government?
The perils of big government
1:30
The perils of big government and too much power.
What are the duties of the U.S. president?
1:26
Historian Rick Beeman shares some insight behind the office of U.S. President.
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