Shelves with non-fiction collection at Granby Public Library.
"Sunnylands seminars: The judicial branch"--Container cover.
Performer
Sandra Day O'Connor, Stephen G. Breyer.
Note
"Created by The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands in partnership with the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the UniversityofPennsylvania."
Prepared for Constitution Day 2005.
Summary
United States Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Stephen Breyer talk about the Constitution with high school students and discuss why we have and need a constitution, what federalism is, how implicit and explicit rights are defined, and how separation of powers ensures that no one branch of government obtains too much power.
Contents
Introduction -- Teaching the Constitution -- Why have a constitution? -- Helping to solve problems -- The power of precedent -- Moral values/Decision-making -- Separation of powers -- Relevance today -- Federalism -- Individual liberty vs. security -- Most influential cases -- Court decision making -- Conclusion
