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Series
Publisher
Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (32 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In Washington, D.C., on May 16, 2006, U.S. Supreme Court Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Anthony Kennedy, and Sandra Day O'Connor fielded questions from 50 high school students from the Philadelphia and Los Angeles areas. The students and justices discussed the significance of the judiciary and the ways that independence is protected by the Constitution.
Publisher
Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"These three 20- minute videos examine key constitutional concepts. The first explains why the nation's framers created the Constitution. The second describes the protection of individual rights by highlighting the Supreme Court case of Gideon v. Wainwright, affirming the right to an attorney. The last explores the separation of powers by examining the Supreme Court case of Youngstown v. Sawyer, a challenge to President Truman's decision to take over...
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