constitutional law

Presents the text of the Constitution, explains its fundamentals, and traces events leading up to its adoption in 1788.

Discusses the ideas at the core of the Declaration of Independence that form the ideals found in the Preamble to the Constitution.

Discusses the power of the Supreme Court and its use of judicial activism and restraint and looks at the major decisions of the Warren and Burger Courts.

Introduces young adults to the civil liberties and personal protections guaranteed them by the Bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment.

Discusses nine landmark Supreme Court cases, addressing such issues as desegregation of schools and the Miranda case, and considers the future of the Supreme Court.