A More or Less Perfect Union — Season 1, Episode 2: A Constitution for All
Documentary • 58 min • 1 season, 3 episodes
Episode synopsis
The 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution known as the Bill of Rights protect free speech, religious freedom and the rights of those accused of crimes; U.S. Supreme Court decisions that set back racial justice after the Civil War.
About A More or Less Perfect Union
Hosted by Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg, A More or Less Perfect Union features perspectives and interviews from constitutional experts of all stripes - liberal, conservative and libertarian - examining the key issues of liberty: freedom of religion and press, slavery and civil rights, the Second Amendment, separation of powers and more. Constitutional experts, citizens and in dramatic recreations, the Framers themselves--weigh in on the unique document, the rule of law, the three branches of government separated to prevent tyranny, and the debate over originalism versus a living Constitution.