The Bill of Rights
Description
It upholds freedom of speech and religion, guarantees a free press, grants the right to keep and bear arms, preserves the right of trial by jury, establishes states' rights, and more. It's the Bill of Rights. This program presents the ten key Constitutional amendments that have defined the fundamental liberties that are the American birthright-and examines the controversies and challenges they have withstood. Correlates to all applicable state and national standards. Recommended for middle school through college.
Runtime
69 min
Series
Subjects
- Criminal law (54)
- Constitutional law (89)
- Civil rights (308)
- Constitutional history (105)
- United States Constitution (38)
- Civil law (65)
- Liberty (131)
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2007], c2007
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
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