Amending the constitution

Description

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. Correlates to National Standards for United States History Education.

Runtime

18 min

Series

Subjects

Geography

Genre

Date of Publication

[2005], c2002

Database

Films on Demand

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