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Key Constitutional concepts [videorecording] / PJ Productions ; produced in Association with the National Constitution Center ; the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands.

Dellums, Erik Todd, 1964- (Added Author). Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands. (Added Author). National Constitution Center (U.S.) (Added Author). PJ Productions. (Added Author).

Summary:

"These three 20- minute videos examine key constitutional concepts. The first explains why the nation's framers created the Constitution. The second describes the protection of individual rights by highlighting the Supreme Court case of Gideon v. Wainwright, affirming the right to an attorney. The last explores the separation of powers by examining the Supreme Court case of Youngstown v. Sawyer, a challenge to President Truman's decision to take over steel mills during the Korean War"--Container.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (60 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen.
  • Publisher: [Philadelphia?] : Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, [2006]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Sunnylands seminars: The judicial branch"--Container cover.
Not rated
Summary from www.annebergclassroom.org, September 12, 2006.
Formatted Contents Note:
Part one: Creating a constitution -- Part two: One man changes the Constitution : Gideon v. Wainwright -- Part three: Checks and balances : Youngstown v. Saywer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Written and produced by Robe Imbriano.
Participant or Performer Note:
Narrator, Erik Todd Dellums ; host, Dan Harris.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD.
Language Note:
"Subtitled in English and Spanish"--Container. Closed captioned in English.

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Subject:
Gideon, Clarence Earl > Trials, litigation, etc.
Sawyer, Charles, 1887-1979 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972.
Wainwright, Louie L. > Trials, litigation, etc.
United States. Supreme Court.
United States. Constitution.
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company > Trials, litigation, etc.
Constitutional conventions > United States > History.
Constitutional history > United States.
Documentary films.
Korean War, 1950-1953 > United States.
Right to counsel > United States.
Steel industry and trade > Law and legislation > United States.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War and emergency powers > United States.
United States > Politics and government.
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DVD.

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