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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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
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Laboratories of Democracy: State Constitutions
We explore how state constitutions influenced the U.S. Constitution and other founding documents.
64 min
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Free Speech, Media, Truth and Lies
Should the government or private companies identify and regulate truth and lies? Experts discuss.
56 min
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Great Justices: Founders, Dissenters, and Prophets
Experts highlight John Marshall, John Marshall Harlan, and other Supreme Court justices who blazed trails in constitutional law.
54 min
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The State of Congress Today
Members of Congress discuss how to resist partisan pressure in government today.
58 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.
61 min
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The Founders’ Library
What the founders read before and while drafting the Constitution shaped it significantly. Experts discuss.
55 min
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Literature and the Constitution
Scholars discuss how literature and the Constitution have been intertwined throughout American history.
56 min
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The Words That Made Us
Akhil Amar unveils his new book.
57 min
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Do We Need a Third Reconstruction?
In light of ongoing national debates about race, rights, and equality—panelists consider whether we need a new era of change in America today.
75 min
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Voting Rights Today
Voting rights experts consider how our election process could and should be reformed.
58 min
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Constitution 101 with Jill Lepore
Jill Lepore explores the ideas that sparked the constitutional convention and continue to shape American life.
48 min
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Religious Liberty in France and America
French and American scholars compare the countries' constitutions and views on religious liberty.
58 min