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Chief Justice Roberts on the Role of the Supreme Court
At an event at University of Minnesota Law School, Chief Justice John Roberts responded to an audience…
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Bell RingerThe Necessary and Proper Clause
Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution begins "The Congress shall have Power To" and goes on to…
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Lesson PlanConstitution Clips Scavenger Hunt
This lesson has students use C-SPAN's Constitution Clips to explore the provisions of the U.S.…
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Bell RingerCommander in Chief
The Constitution provides a description of the powers of the Commander in Chief in Article Two Section…
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Bell RingerThe History of Jury Trials in the United States
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) discussed the history behind jury trials and an independent judiciary.
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Lesson PlanRights of the Accused
The Constitution guarantees certain rights for those individuals accused of a crime. These include…
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Bell RingerBicameral
In this bell ringer, students will examine the Constitutional Convention and focus on the establishment…
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Video ClipBackground Checks and Supreme Court Nominations
Nelson Cunningham, a former federal prosecutor and former White House general counsel during the Clinton…
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Bell RingerThe Constitutional Foundation for Presidential Appointments
In explaining a proposed injunction to halt the vote on Judge Kavanaugh, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR)…
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Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) on Constitution Day
Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) commemorated Constitution Day on the Senate floor. He explained the…
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Bell RingerStare Decisis and Common Law
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas discussed the idea of stare decisis and its history in the legal…
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Bell RingerThe History of the 25th Amendment
Georgetown University Law Center professor Heidi Li Feldman discusses the history of the 25th Amendment.
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Bell RingerFederalism and the 10th Amendment
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh explained the concept of federalism and how the 10th Amendment to…
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Video ClipJudge Kavanaugh on the Federalist Papers
In response to a question from Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh discussed…
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Bell RingerConcurrent Powers
Concurrent powers are those shared by the state and federal government - as opposed to reserved powers,…
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Bell RingerPrivileges and Immunities Clause
Article IV, Section 2 of the United States Constitution provides that "The Citizens of each State shall…
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Bell RingerDual Federalism
In a system of dual federalism, the national government and state governments are co-equal, with each…
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Bell RingerThe Slave Trade Compromise
During the Constitutional Convention, a debate arose over the future of the slave trade in the United…
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Bell RingerSocial Contract
A social contract (AKA a social compact) refers to an agreement among members of a society, and between…
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Bell RingerFederalist 51
In Federalist 51, Publius argued in favor of "contriving the interior structure of the government as…
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