The US Constitution and Bill of Rights - Government & Politics

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Contents

The US Constitution and Bill of Rights

Key Constitutional Principles, Including Federalism

Protections of Civil Liberties and Rights

The US Constitution and Bill of Rights

US CONSTITUTION – BACKGROUND AND CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, 1783-87

The US in 1783

Prof. Frank Cogliano, Edinburgh University

US CONSTITUTION – BACKGROUND AND CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, 1783-87

The First American Constitution

Prof. Frank Cogliano, Edinburgh University

US CONSTITUTION – BACKGROUND AND CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, 1783-87

The Movement For Reform

Prof. Frank Cogliano, Edinburgh University

US CONSTITUTION – BACKGROUND AND CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, 1783-87

The Constitutional Convention

Prof. Frank Cogliano, Edinburgh University

US CONSTITUTION – BACKGROUND AND CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, 1783-87

The Proposed Constitution

Prof. Frank Cogliano, Edinburgh University

US CONSTITUTION – RATIFICATION AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS, 1787-91

Ratification

Prof. Frank Cogliano, Edinburgh University

US CONSTITUTION – RATIFICATION AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS, 1787-91

Federalists and Antifederalists

Prof. Frank Cogliano, Edinburgh University

US CONSTITUTION – RATIFICATION AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS, 1787-91

Why Did the Federalists win?

Prof. Frank Cogliano, Edinburgh University

US CONSTITUTION – RATIFICATION AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS, 1787-91

The Bill of Rights

Prof. Frank Cogliano, Edinburgh University

US CONSTITUTION – RATIFICATION AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS, 1787-91

Conclusion

Prof. Frank Cogliano, Edinburgh University

Key Constitutional Principles, Including Federalism

THE SEPARATION OF POWERS

Introduction: Shared, not Separated

Dr Andrew Wroe, Kent University

THE SEPARATION OF POWERS

Historical Context

Dr Andrew Wroe, Kent University

THE SEPARATION OF POWERS

Separation of Powers

Dr Andrew Wroe, Kent University

THE SEPARATION OF POWERS

Checks and Balances

Dr Andrew Wroe, Kent University

THE SEPARATION OF POWERS

In Practice

Dr Andrew Wroe, Kent University

FEDERALISM

What is Federalism?

Prof. John Kincaid, Lafayette College

FEDERALISM

American Federalism

Prof. John Kincaid, Lafayette College

FEDERALISM

Federalism in the Constitution: Congress

Prof. John Kincaid, Lafayette College

FEDERALISM

Federalism in the Constitution: Presidency and Supreme Court

Prof. John Kincaid, Lafayette College

FEDERALISM

Dual and Co-Operative Federalism

Prof. John Kincaid, Lafayette College

FEDERALISM

Coercive or Regulatory Federalism

Prof. John Kincaid, Lafayette College

COMPARATIVE POLITICS – FEDERALISM AND DEVOLUTION

US Federalism

Prof. Andrew Blick, King's College London

Protections of Civil Liberties and Rights

THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES – KEY ISSUES AND LANDMARK CASES

The Supreme Court and Civil Rights

Dr Emma Long, University of East Anglia

THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES – KEY ISSUES AND LANDMARK CASES

The Road to Brown v. Board of Education

Dr Emma Long, University of East Anglia

THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES – KEY ISSUES AND LANDMARK CASES

The Controversy of Roe v. Wade

Dr Emma Long, University of East Anglia

THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES – KEY ISSUES AND LANDMARK CASES

District of Columbia v. Heller: “A Triumph of Originalism”?

Dr Emma Long, University of East Anglia

THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES – KEY ISSUES AND LANDMARK CASES

Public Opinion and the Law: Gay Rights

Dr Emma Long, University of East Anglia

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

Introduction

Dr Matthew Williams, University of Oxford

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The Powers of the Supreme Court

Dr Matthew Williams, University of Oxford

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Political Philosophy

Dr Matthew Williams, University of Oxford

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Jurisdiction

Dr Matthew Williams, University of Oxford

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Redundancy

Dr Matthew Williams, University of Oxford

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Vagueness

Dr Matthew Williams, University of Oxford

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Conclusion and Further Reading

Dr Matthew Williams, University of Oxford

THE SECOND AMENDMENT AND GUN CONTROL

The Right to Bear Arms

Dr Kevin Yuill, Sunderland University

THE SECOND AMENDMENT AND GUN CONTROL

Colonial and United States, 1619-1857

Dr Kevin Yuill, Sunderland University

THE SECOND AMENDMENT AND GUN CONTROL

Reconstruction Era, 1865-1911

Dr Kevin Yuill, Sunderland University

THE SECOND AMENDMENT AND GUN CONTROL

The Interwar Period, 1918-34

Dr Kevin Yuill, Sunderland University

THE SECOND AMENDMENT AND GUN CONTROL

The Postwar Period, 1945-Present

Dr Kevin Yuill, Sunderland University