Constitution USA with Peter Sagal RSS feed for PBS programming.http://video.pbs.orgen-ushttp://video.pbs.orgMon, 20 May 2013 08:23:04 -0400Mon, 20 May 2013 08:23:04 -0400http://video.pbs.org/video/2365010643/Ask Americans what the Constitution’s most important feature is and most will say it’s the guarantees of liberty enshrined in the Bill of Rights. In this episode, Sagal explores the history of the Bill of Rights and addresses several stories — ripped from the headlines — involving freedom of speech, freedom of religion and right to privacy.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365010643/05/13/2013Examine what most consider the Constitution’s most important feature: the Bill of Rights.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHistoryHistoryCivilizationsCivilizationsModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesEpisodeend=2013-05-28http://video.pbs.org/video/2365006249/Breathing new life into the traditional civics lesson, Peter Sagal (host of NPR’s “Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me”) travels across the country on a Harley Davidson to find out where the U.S. Constitution lives, how it works and how it doesn’t; how it unites us as a nation and how it has nearly torn us apart.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365006249/05/03/2013Explore the Constitution’s most striking feature: its resilient brand of federalism.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentSocial IssuesSocial IssuesPoliticsPoliticsEpisodeend=2013-05-21http://video.pbs.org/video/2365002653/Take a sneak peak at CONSTUTITUION USA's "A More Perfect Union."http://video.pbs.org/video/2365002653/04/26/2013Premieres Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365004455/What exactly does the First Amendment say about religion? Learn more about the separation of church and state.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365004455/04/30/2013Learn more about the separation of church and state.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2350670917/Go behind the scenes with CONSTITUTION USA and see what it was like making the series.http://video.pbs.org/video/2350670917/03/19/2013Go behind the scenes with CONSTITUTION USA and see what it was like to make the series.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365002679/Consider the systems that have kept the Constitution healthy for more than 225 years. 5/28/2013http://video.pbs.org/video/2365002679/04/26/2013Premieres Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2364992585/Does the Constitution have what it takes to keep up with modern America? Hit the road with Peter Sagal to find out. Premiering May 7.http://video.pbs.org/video/2364992585/04/08/2013Does the Constitution have what it takes to keep up with modern America? Premiering May 7.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentPoliticsPoliticsPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2343986162/Hit the road with Peter Sagal for a look at CONSTITUTION USA.http://video.pbs.org/video/2343986162/03/14/2013Hit the road with Peter Sagal for a look at CONSTITUTION USA.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentPoliticsPoliticsPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2340698513/Breathing new life into the traditional civics lesson, Peter Sagal, host of NPR's "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" travels across the country to find out where the U.S. Constitution lives, how it works and how it doesn't ... how it unites us as a nation and how it has nearly torn us apart. CONSTITUTION USA premieres Tuesdays, May 7-28, 2013, 9 pm ET on PBS. For more inforhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2340698513/03/05/2013CONSTITUTION USA premieres Tuesdays, May 7-28, 2013, 9 pm ET on PBS.nrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365002730/Visit Harborside Health Center in Oakland, CA where the state rights and federal law are in conflict.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365002730/04/26/2013Visit Harborside Health Center where the state rights and federal law are in conflict.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesOtherhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365002669/Learn about the far-reaching changes created by the Fourteenth Amendment. 5/21/2013http://video.pbs.org/video/2365002669/04/26/2013Airs Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365007407/Do the Children of Illegal Immigrants Have the Right Public Education?http://video.pbs.org/video/2365007407/05/06/2013Do the Children of Illegal Immigrants Have the Right Public Education?nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365007547/Learn more about government sanctioned monopolies and how it is a Constitutional issue.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365007547/05/06/2013Learn more about government sanctioned monopolies and how it is a Constitutional issue.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365004465/What right does the government have to take property away from citizens?http://video.pbs.org/video/2365004465/04/30/2013What right does the government have to take property away from citizens?nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365007413/Is Gridlock Built Into the Constitution?http://video.pbs.org/video/2365007413/05/06/2013Is Gridlock Built Into the Constitution?nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365002662/Examine what most Americans consider the Constitution’s most important feature: the Bill of Rights. 5/14/2013http://video.pbs.org/video/2365002662/04/26/2013Airs Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365004441/Richard Beeman explains the Bill of Rights and where it came from.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365004441/04/30/2013Richard Beeman explains the Bill of Rights and where it came from.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365002494/In this clip, tour guide Sean O'Brien shows us around James Madison's home. We make a stop at Madison's library and find out why Madison refused to publish his notes on the Constitutional Convention until after his death.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365002494/04/26/2013Tour guide Sean O'Brien shows us around James Madison's home.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2364990824/When the Equal Rights Amendment didn't pass, Title IX changed the future for women.http://video.pbs.org/video/2364990824/04/04/2013When the Equal Rights Amendment didn't pass, Title IX changed the future for women.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentWomenWomenPoliticsPoliticsCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365002753/Historian Richard Beeman explains the issues facing the creation of a new goverment.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365002753/04/26/2013Historian Richard Beeman explains the issues facing the creation of a new government.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesOtherhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365002756/Gary Marbut discusses state rights and the advantage of state government.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365002756/04/26/2013Gary Marbut discusses state rights and the advantage of state government.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesOtherhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365004499/Efrat Cohen explains how social media and digital trails have changed the concept of privacy.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365004499/04/30/2013Efrat Cohen explains how social media/digital trails have changed the concept of privacy.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365004442/Is all speech protected? Learn more about freedom of speech and what rights citizens have.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365004442/04/30/2013Is all speech protected? Learn more about freedom of speech and what rights citizens have.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365004416/Professor Randy Barnett explains his thoughts on federal power.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365004416/04/30/2013Professor Randy Barnett explains his thoughts on federal power.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesOtherhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365004452/Who insures your rights are protected? Learn how the Clarence Gideon case impacted the right to a fair trial. What did Gideon do to make sure the 6Th amendment was protecting him?http://video.pbs.org/video/2365004452/04/30/2013Who insures your rights are protected?nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365004472/Akhil Amar explains why the definition of rights seem to change over time.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365004472/04/30/2013Akhil Amar explains why the definition of rights seem to change over time.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365007538/Learn more about the rights of privacy and how the Constitution plays a role.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365007538/05/06/2013Learn more about the rights of privacy and how the Constitution plays a role.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365002784/Visit Little Rock Central High School and learn how the federal government helped integration.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365002784/04/26/2013Visit Little Rock Central HS and learn how the federal government helped integration.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesOtherhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365002740/Akhil Amar explains his view on the founding and how it is the significant moment in our history.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365002740/04/26/2013Akhil Amar explains his view on the founding.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesOtherhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365002785/Learn about the Commerce Clause and how Wickard v. Filburn started it all.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365002785/04/26/2013Learn about the Commerce Clause and how Wickard v. Filburn started it all.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesOtherhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365002451/In this clip, Stanford University professor and historian Jack Rakove discusses how the framers of the Constitution could have allowed slavery to remain a part of the country, even as they wrote about the merits of liberty.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365002451/04/26/2013Jack Rakove discusses how the Constitution could have allowed slavery to remain.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365002775/Peter Sagal visits Hoover Dam to illustrate the federal power during crisis.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365002775/04/26/2013Peter Sagal visits Hoover Dam to illustrate the federal power during crisis.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesOtherhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365002705/Should the federal government tell us what to do? Jody Freeman explains the benefits.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365002705/04/26/2013Should the federal government tell us what to do? Jody Freeman explains the benefits.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesOtherhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365007319/Where should the right to free speech end? Peter Sagal explores what the first amendment means.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365007319/05/06/2013Where should the right to free speech end? Peter Sagal explores the first amendment.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsGovernmentGovernmentCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365006787/Affirmative action can sometimes reduce opportunities for others, learn more in this clip.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365006787/05/03/2013Affirmative action can sometimes reduce opportunities for others, learn more in this clip.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365005519/Does the executive branch go too far in times of war? Learn more in this clip.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365005519/05/02/2013Does the executive branch go too far in times of war? Learn more in this clip.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365005860/Akhil Amar explains his thoughts on the 14th Amendment and how it changed our country.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365005860/05/02/2013Akhil Amar explains his thoughts on the 14th Amendment and how it changed our country.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365006760/Ahkil Amar explains the impact slavery had on the Constitution.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365006760/05/03/2013Ahkil Amar explains the impact slavery had on the Constitution.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365005483/Amendments are not the only way to change rights, learn more from the ERA and Title 9.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365005483/05/02/2013Amendments are not the only way to change rights, learn more from the ERA and Title 9.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365005471/Iceland is in the middle of building a new constitution, learn more through Peter Sagal's visit.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365005471/05/02/2013Iceland is in the middle of building a new constitution.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365006773/Does the 14th Amendment protect the right to same sex marriage? Legal scholar Robert George explains his thoughts.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365006773/05/03/2013Does the 14th Amendment protect the right to same sex marriage?nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365006779/Learn how the 14th Amendment both protects and discriminates against citizens.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365006779/05/03/2013Learn how the 14th Amendment both protects and discriminates against citizens.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365006785/Learn more about convicted felons losing the right to vote and the role the 14th Amendment plays.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365006785/05/03/2013Learn more about convicted felons losing the right to vote.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365005514/Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor explains the steps to understanding law and the role of the supreme court.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365005514/05/02/2013Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor explains the role of the supreme court.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365005484/Our system of government is set up to control power, this animation explains how.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365005484/05/02/2013Our system of government is set up to control power, this animation explainsnrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365005480/Historians Richard Beeman and Akhil Amar explain how the Constitution's ability to change.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365005480/05/02/2013Historians Richard Beeman and Akhil Amar explain how the Constitution's ability to change.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365005487/Learn about how Watergate tested the Constitution's system to balance power.http://video.pbs.org/video/2365005487/05/02/2013Learn about how Watergate tested the Constitution's system to balance power.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2337398744/Yale professor Akhil Amar talks about what changes he would, personally, like to see made to the Constitution.http://video.pbs.org/video/2337398744/02/21/2013Yale professor Akhil Amar talks about what Constitutional changes he would like.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2337398769/Yale professor Akhil Amar talks about Congressional gridlock. Did the framers have this in mind when they drafted the Constitution? Can gridlock be good?http://video.pbs.org/video/2337398769/02/21/2013Yale professor Akhil Amar talks about Congressional gridlock.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2337399496/Federal Judge Harvie Wilkinson discusses the concept of "activist judges" and why he believes both Constitutional originalists and those who back the idea of a "living constitution" have it wrong.http://video.pbs.org/video/2337399496/02/21/2013Federal Judge Harvie Wilkinson discusses the concept of "activist judges."nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2337400024/Historian Rick Beeman shares some insight behind the creation of the office of U.S. President and explains why the role's duties are hardly touched upon at all in the Constitution.http://video.pbs.org/video/2337400024/02/21/2013Historian Rick Beeman shares some insight behind the office of U.S. President.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2337400613/Professor Kurt Lash talks about why he believes any changes to the Constitution should be made by legislators or the people instead of judges.http://video.pbs.org/video/2337400613/02/21/2013Professor Kurt Lash talks about who he believes should make changes to the Constitution.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2337396414/Yale professor Akhil Amar talks about why our Constitution has endured as long as it has. He believes this is because of its ability to be amended.http://video.pbs.org/video/2337396414/02/21/2013Yale professor Akhil Amar talks about why our Constitution has endured as long as it has.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2334359586/Private Investigator Efrat Cohen explains why there really isn't any privacy anymore -- and what the government is legally allowed to do with information you publish online.http://video.pbs.org/video/2334359586/02/12/2013Private Investigator Efrat Cohen explains why there really isn't any privacy anymore.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2334361998/Lawyer Michelle Alexander explains why she believes the 14th amendment is not being followed -- particularly when it comes to former inmates, and their right to vote.http://video.pbs.org/video/2334361998/02/12/2013Is the 14th amendment being followed?nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2334358593/New York Times Editor Bill Keller explains why he loves the first amendment -- and why he believes it's a gift, not only to writers, but to readers as well.http://video.pbs.org/video/2334358593/02/12/2013New York Times Editor Bill Keller explains why he loves the first amendment.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2334360495/What exactly does "liberty" mean? What does "equality" mean? Columbia law Professor Jamal Greene talks about why we've had so many legal battles about those few words in the 14th amendment.http://video.pbs.org/video/2334360495/02/12/2013What exactly does "liberty" mean? What does "equality" mean?nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2334358018/Yale Professor Akhil Amar talks about rights. Have we gone too far in claiming rights not enumerated in the Constitution? Or have we simply been following in the spirit of the document?http://video.pbs.org/video/2334358018/02/12/2013Have we gone too far in claiming rights?nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2334361654/Stanford Professor Robert George believes there is no constitutional mandate that would allow same-sex marriage to be legalized. He also shares his belief that the Supreme Court should not decide controversial issues that are not explicitly outlined in the Constitution. Instead, he thinks that should be left up to legislators or to the popular vote.http://video.pbs.org/video/2334361654/02/12/2013Should the Supreme Court decide controversial issues?nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://video.pbs.org/video/2334352787/Steve DeAngelo, director of Harborside Health Center - a medical marijuana dispensary - expresses his beliefs that states should have the power to create and enforce their own laws without interference from the federal government.http://video.pbs.org/video/2334352787/02/12/2013Steve DeAngelo expresses his beliefs in state power.nrHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesClip