LibGuides: Celebrate Constitution Day!: MCTC Library Constitution Resources

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Constitution by Jackelyn Haggerty
Call Number: EBSCOhost eBook

ISBN: 9781536141986

Publication Date: 2018-08-15
The Annotated U. S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence by Jack N. Rakove
Call Number: Maysville Book Stacks KF4527 .A56 2012

ISBN: 9780674066229

Publication Date: 2012-10-22
The Lives of the Constitution by Joseph Tartakovsky In a fascinating blend of biography and history, Joseph Tartakovsky tells the epic and unexpected story of our Constitution through the eyes of ten extraordinary individuals-some renowned, like Alexander Hamilton and Woodrow Wilson, and some forgotten, like James Wilson and Ida B. Wells-Barnett. Tartakovsky brings to life their struggles over our supreme law from its origins in revolutionary America to the era of Obama and Trump. Sweeping from settings as diverse as Gold Rush California to the halls of Congress, and crowded with a vivid Dickensian cast, Tartakovsky shows how America's unique constitutional culture grapples with questions like democracy, racial and sexual equality, free speech, economic liberty, and the role of government. Joining the ranks of other great American storytellers, Tartakovsky chronicles how Daniel Webster sought to avert the Civil War; how Alexis de Tocqueville misunderstood America; how Robert Jackson balanced liberty and order in the battle against Nazism and Communism; and how Antonin Scalia died warning Americans about the ever-growing reach of the Supreme Court. From the 1787 Philadelphia Convention to the clash over gay marriage, this is a grand tour through two centuries of constitutional history as never told before, and an education in the principles that sustain America in the most astonishing experiment in government ever undertaken.
Call Number: eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost)

ISBN: 9781594039867

Publication Date: 2018-04-01

Constitution

Films On Demand Streaming Videos: Constitution

The Constitution
The U.S. Constitution, the supreme law of the land, has a preamble, seven articles, and 27 amendments. Review the seven articles. Hear a summary of the Constitution.
The United States Constitution
The Constitution is one of the most important and versatile documents ever written. Orderly systems of government, a president who is held accountable by Congress, and brilliantly conceived checks and balances all flow from the Constitution and have served as the backbone for creating and maintaining the greatest nation in history. It has stood the test of time and remains viable and fresh in an age, today, when life is much different than when it was written.
Amending the Constitution
This program is an indispensable tool for helping students to understand the constitutional amendment process and to see its importance in their own lives. It defines what an amendment is, explains why amendments have been needed down through the centuries, and describes the process for proposing and ratifying an amendment. Amendments used as illustrations of the process of changing the Constitution have been carefully selected for their interest value to today’s students.
Ronald Dworkin: The Meaning of the Constitution
Ronald Dworkin, an American who is professor of jurisprudence at Oxford University, is regarded as one of the most influential philosophers of law in the English-speaking world. His views on the current debate over the meaning of the Constitution today are so robust and controversial, they make waves on both sides of the Atlantic. In this program, Dworkin shares his ideas on the Constitution and its meaning to Americans today.