In search of the Constitution

In search of the Constitution

DVD - 2010

In American history, no document has sparked as much reverence, discussion, and controversy as the Constitution. But how does it really affect our everyday lives? Join Bill Moyers for this eleven-part series, originally produced to mark the Constitution's bicentennial, that delves into the fascinating history and contemporary relevance of the ultimate law of the land.

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Subjects
United States. > Constitution.
Constitutional history > United States.
Constitutional law > United States.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Documentary television programs
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[Silver Spring, MD] : Athena [2010]
Language
English
Corporate Authors
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), WTVS-TV (Television station : Detroit, Mich.), Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), Public Affairs Television (Firm)
Corporate Authors
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) (-), WTVS-TV (Television station : Detroit, Mich.), Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), Public Affairs Television (Firm)
Other Authors
Bill D. Moyers (-)
Item Description
Originally broadcast on PBS in 1987.
Each program is ca. 57 min.
"Episodes 3 and 9 [are] a production of Public Affairs Television in association with Wayne Ewing Films"--Container.
Bonus DVD features: updates on the participants and issues and a biography of Bill Moyers.
Physical Description
4 videodiscs (ca. 627 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.+
Format
DVD, full screen presentation (4x3); Dolby digital stereo.
Audience
Rating: Not rated.
ISBN
9781598285277
  • Disc 1. Episode 1. In the beginning ; Episode 2. Mr. Justice Blackmun ; Episode 3. Mortimer Adler : teaching the Constitution
  • Disc 2. Episode 4. Mr. Justice Brennan ; Episode 5. Ronald Dworkin : the changing story ; Episode 6. God and the Constitution
  • Disc 3. Episode 7. Strictly speaking ; Episode 8. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor ; Episode 9. For the people
  • Disc 4. Episode 10. 1987 v. the Constitution ; Episode 11. Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

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