Key constitutional concepts
Title:
Key constitutional concepts
Publication Information:
[Philadelphia, Pa.?] : Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, c2006.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
"Created by The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands in partnership with the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania."
Contents:
Part 1: Creating a constitution -- Part 2: One man changes the constitution, Gideon v. Wainwright -- Part 3: Checks and balances, Youngstown v. Sawyer.
Geographic Term:
Summary:
"These three 20- minute programs 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 steel mills during the Korean War"--Container.
System Details:
DVD.
Language Note:
SUBTITLED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.
CLOSED CAPTIONED FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING.
