Live at the National Constitution Center
Live constitutional conversations and debates featuring leading historians, journalists, scholars, and public officials hosted at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia and across America. To watch National Constitution Center Town Halls live, check out our schedule of upcoming programs at constitutioncenter.org/townhall. Register through Zoom to ask your constitutional questions in the Q&A or watch live on YouTube at YouTube.com/ConstitutionCenter.
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America’s Early Justices and How They Shaped th...
Taking a historical look at some of America’s earliest justices and their impact on history
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Elections, Speech, and Political Disinformation
Discussing proposals to combat election disinformation and whether they consistent with the First Amendment
54 min
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Former Secretaries of Education on What Educati...
Listening to former secretaries of education share perspectives on history, teaching good citizens, and the teachers that shaped them
56 min
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Adams, Jefferson, and the Turbulent Election of...
Discussing one of the most contentious and partisan elections in U.S. history and what we can learn from it
59 min
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Election Integrity and Voting Rights: Should We...
Exploring recent proposals to protect the integrity of our election process
59 min
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The Rule of Law in America and Abroad
Exploring how the rule of law is protected in constitutional systems around the world
55 min
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The First Amendment and the Censor’s Dilemma
Discussing the history and importance of the First Amendment, as well as the role private entities should play in suppressing opinion
56 min
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Justice Breyer on Precedent, Pragmatism, and th...
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer joins National Constitution Center president Jeffrey Rosen for a wide-ranging conversation.
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India and America: A Constitutional Dialogue
Discussing the similarities and differences between the two countries' constitutional systems
54 min
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The Meaning of Equality
Discussing what equality has meant in America over time, and what it means today
59 min
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Poetry and the Constitution
Exploring the ways poetry has intersected with the Constitution and constitutional ideas throughout American history
53 min
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Lincoln’s Speeches and the Refounding of America
Analyzing Lincoln's speeches, constitutional vision, and the way he reshaped America
54 min
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Does the Presidency Need Reform?
Discussing the original conception of presidential power and its expansion over time
56 min
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Native Americans and the Constitution
Exploring the influence of indigenous people and tribal governments on the U.S. Constitution and American democracy
52 min
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Black Women, Representation, and the Constitution
Highlighting the roles of Black women as suffrage advocates, voters, and representatives.
54 min
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Akhil Amar on Understanding American Ideas
Renowned constitutional scholar Akhil Amar unpacks some of the ideas at the heart of America’s founding documents.
58 min
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The Founders' and the People's Constitutions
How should we understand constitutional development over time? Authors discuss.
61 min
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Constitutionalism in the American Revolution
Gordon Wood unveils his new book and panelists discuss.
62 min
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Patriotism and Dissent in America
An exploration of what patriotism has meant over time.
57 min
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Should Qualified Immunity for Police Officers B...
A discussion of a major issue at the forefront of national police reform.
57 min
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Religious Exemptions From the Founding to Today
Scholars discuss what the founders thought about religious exemptions and debates about exemptions today.
62 min
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Federal Judges on Major Supreme Court Cases
Judges from the Third Circuit discuss their decisions that later became blockbuster Supreme Court cases.
57 min
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2020-21 Supreme Court Term Review
Supreme Court commentators recap the biggest cases of this past term.
65 min
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Freedom of Speech in France and America
How does France protect freedom of speech as compared to the United States? Experts discuss.
55 min
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Should More Power Be Returned to the People?
A debate on a crucial question for the future of American democracy.
57 min