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The Preamble - One Minute Version

The Importance of the First Amendment

The Importance of the First Amendment

Rep. Scott Peters discusses the importance of the First Amendment.

14th Amendment - Blue or Green?

14th Amendment - Blue or Green?

Through an illustrated children's book, Am I Blue or Am I Green/Azul o verde. ¿Cúal soy yo?, this video explains the importance of the 14th Amendment for citizen children living in mixed-status families. This video shares the beauty of a bicultural life of a citizen child and the child's fears that his parents might face deportation someday. Tolteca Press provided the book.

8th Amendment Overview

8th Amendment Overview

This video provides an overview of the 8th Amendment.

The 8th Amendment & the Rights of People who are Incarcerated

The 8th Amendment & the Rights of People who are Incarcerated

This video briefly describes how the 8th Amendment gives people who are imprisoned the right to sue if they've experienced abuse while incarcerated.

Three Rights Guaranteed by the 8th Amendment

Three Rights Guaranteed by the 8th Amendment

Attorney Alex Landon discusses three rights guaranteed by the 8th Amendment - no excessive bail, no excessive fines, and no infliction of cruel or unusual punishment. He cites current events and Supreme Court decisions that have expanded these rights more recently.

10th Amendment: Federalism & States' Rights

10th Amendment: Federalism & States' Rights

This video provides an overview of the 10th Amendment.

New Videos

General Constitution

The Single Most Significant Word in the U.S. Constitution

The Single Most Significant Word in the U.S. Constitution

Is one word more important than any other in the U.S. Constitution? Cheryl thinks so and shares her reasoning, drilling down from 7502 words to a single word she claims is the most significant. Do you agree or disagree?

Indigenous Peoples and the Constitution

Indigenous Peoples and the Constitution

This presentation gives a brief overview of how the Constitution was applied historically to the Indigenous Peoples of North America.

Why is Habeas Corpus Important?

Why is Habeas Corpus Important?

This video focuses on the important concept of Writ of Habeas Corpus in the Constitution and in our legal system.

The Bill of Rights Is Not Absolute: The First Amendment, Public Health and Welfare (Hon. H. Lee Sarokin)

The Bill of Rights Is Not Absolute: The First Amendment, Public Health and Welfare (Hon. H. Lee Sarokin)

Judge Sarokin discusses how the Bill of Rights is not absolute, especially when the government must protect public health and welfare.

First Amendment and Speech in School

First Amendment and Speech in School

Judge Stiven explores free speech rights on the school campus for teachers and students. It is designed to provoke discussion about these rights and the meaning of reasonable restrictions of speech on campus. For a more detailed look into this topic, see: "First Amendment and Speech in School: Extended Version

The First Amendment: Religion, Expression, Action

The First Amendment: Religion, Expression, Action

This video covers the First Amendment's protection of religion, expression and action.

1st Amendment

Marginalized Communities and the Second Amendment

Marginalized Communities and the Second Amendment

This presentation focuses on the history and modern importance of the Second Amendment; especially in regard to the rights of marginalized communities.

An Overview of the Fourth Amendment

An Overview of the Fourth Amendment

Rep. Peters provides a brief overview of the Fourth Amendment from global, national and local perspectives.

Constitutional Rights that Apply to Non-Citizens

Constitutional Rights that Apply to Non-Citizens

This video discusses the constitutional rights that apply to non-citizens with a focus on the 4th and 5th Amendments and the rights of non-citizens in their homes, at school and at court.

Students' Fourth Amendment Rights on Campus

Students' Fourth Amendment Rights on Campus

This video discusses students' Fourth Amendment rights on campus. It covers the search of one's person, vehicle, locker, cell phone and backpack.

The Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment

The Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment

This video briefly discusses the "due process" clause of the Fifth Amendment.

Constitutional Rights that Apply to Non-Citizens

Constitutional Rights that Apply to Non-Citizens

This video discusses the constitutional rights that apply to non-citizens with a focus on the 4th and 5th Amendments and the rights of non-citizens in their homes, at school and at court.

2nd Amendment

The Sixth Amendment's Right to Counsel

The Sixth Amendment's Right to Counsel

Learn about the Sixth Amendment with Chief Trial Deputy Richard Gates of the San Diego County Public Defender’s Office.

The Sixth Amendment: Key Provisions in Protecting Persons Accused of Crime

The Sixth Amendment: Key Provisions in Protecting Persons Accused of Crime

This presentation provides a basic overview of the Sixth Amendment and its importance in criminal trials.

The Sixth Amendment - Your Trial Rights

The Sixth Amendment - Your Trial Rights

This presentation details the rights provided by the Sixth Amendment. These rights are central in guaranteeing a fair trial.

4th Amendment

Frederick Douglass' Defense of the Constitution

Frederick Douglass' Defense of the Constitution

Professor O'Byrn discusses Frederick Douglass' 1860's defense of the Constitution as an anti-slavery document. It references the fugitive slave aspects and 3/5th compromise. He also links Douglass to a long history of Black Americans utilizing the Constitution in a struggle for freedom, justice and equality.

The Post-Slavery Amendments of the Constitution

The Post-Slavery Amendments of the Constitution

This video focuses on the Post-Slavery Amendments to the Constitution: the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments. We suggest that this video be watched in conjunction with its companion slideshow presentation.

5th Amendment

Judge Zapanta gives her take on the 14th Amendment and what it means in her courtroom.

Judge Zapanta gives her take on the 14th Amendment and what it means in her courtroom.

Due process; equal protection; equal treatment; equal protection; court of law; 14th Amendment

Why the 14th Amendment is my Favorite Amendment

Why the 14th Amendment is my Favorite Amendment

This video focuses on the importance of the 14th Amendment for everyone who resides in the United States.

The 14th Amendment: Equal Protection Under the Law and Striving to Become a More Perfect Union

The 14th Amendment: Equal Protection Under the Law and Striving to Become a More Perfect Union

This video discusses the importance of the 14th Amendment and how equal protection under the law is especially relevant in this year's election and in our pursuit to become a more perfect Union.

6th Amendment

13th Amendment

14th Amendment

General Constitution

The First Amendment

The Second Amendment

The Fourth Amendment

The Fifth Amendment

The Sixth Amendment

The Thirteenth Amendment

The Fourteenth Amendment

Voting Rights and the Constitution

Voting Rights and the Constitution

What does the Constitution say about the right to vote? It took four amendments, nationwide protests and federal legislation to secure this right for all Americans - at least for those over the age of 18. In this video, learn about the history of voting rights and why the right to vote matters.

The Post-Slavery Amendments of the Constitution

The Post-Slavery Amendments of the Constitution

This video focuses on the Post-Slavery Amendments to the Constitution: the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments. We suggest that this video be watched in conjunction with its companion slideshow presentation.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Its Connection to the 15th Amendment

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Its Connection to the 15th Amendment

This video covers the significance of the 15th Amendment and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in securing the right of Black people to vote.

Voting Rights for American Women

Voting Rights for American Women

This video focuses on the 19th Amendment and how various groups of women gained voting rights over the years.

The 19th Amendment and the Proposed Equal Rights Amendment

The 19th Amendment and the Proposed Equal Rights Amendment

This video covers the background and significance of the 19th Amendment and the proposed Equal Rights Amendment, which failed to get ratified in 1979.

The 19th Amendment and Equal Rights Amendment: An Intersectional Feminist Perspective

The 19th Amendment and Equal Rights Amendment: An Intersectional Feminist Perspective

This presentation provides an intersectional feminism perspective on the fight for and aftermath of the passage of the 19th Amendment and the need for the Equal Rights Amendment.

15th Amendment

19th Amendment

The Fifteenth Amendment

The Nineteenth Amendment

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