Constitution USA with Peter Sagal

Constitution USA with Peter Sagal Extended Preview

Preview: Season 1 | 4m 30s

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.

Aired: 05/06/13

Rating: NR

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Funding for CONSTITUTION USA with Peter Sagal is provided by U.S. Bank Wealth Management, Anne Ray Charitable Trust, the National Endowment for the Humanities, Dorsey & Whitney, Shearman & Sterling, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television viewers.

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