The Bill of Rights | Constitution 101

What is the #BillOfRights? What protections does it afford citizens? Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, explores the influences that George Mason and the Virgina Declaration had on the Bill of Rights.

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[selvart]

This should be required watching in every school

[lisaschuttler]

I love the lecture and learning a lot. I especially like that pause at 12: 37 and little smile at 14:19. Adds emphasis without really trying.

[markmanning]

thats why I think the 9th amendment is the single greatest amendment added to the bill of rights. Just because it was not enumerated does NOT mean it is not reserved by the people.

[nealyoung]

These are EXACTLY what I have been hoping for! This whole series of videos are perfect for assigning as EdPuzzle videos. The tone is spot on and there is just the right amount of detail. It may seem small, but the background is also just engaging enough for my high school students. Simply perfect. I cannot tell you how much these videos have benefitted my Civics & Government classes.

[janellenesbit]

Excellent work and I hope it is available for everyone to enjoy and learn from.

[davidstorrs]

So, 1 very important question is ; how did it come to be that WE the people, of by & for which our U.S.A government was created & not the other way around switched with out consent ? I myself have 1 possible opinion as to why as well as others to lengthy to mention, is the lack of knowledge of the U.S A CONSTITUTION by WE, OF & for which A CONSTITITIONAL REPUBLIC rather than a DEMOCRACY came to be the form of the U.SA system of government.

[thomascourt]

This is wonderful! I will be using this in my classes.

[SGCXD]

You missed the mark on the 2A a little bit. It was always an individual right and the Heller decision didn’t say that individuals can keep a handgun for self defense, it said The People have the right to have a handgun for lawful purposes, such as, self defense. It’s kind of a huge difference.

[europhile]

Was the English Bill of Rights a source for the American Bill of Rights? I read somewhere that two of the rights were direct lifts

[richardsimms]

Freedom OF religion
Freedom FROM religion

[claircrvus]

dude did he fart at 10:03. other then that lovely video. made me laugh at 10:03

[LoisMann-gu]

James Madison George Mason Bill of rights

[johnmccormick]

I'm a fan of Madison, but I'm willing to go with 'James Madison, father of the Constitution of the United States and midwife of the U.S. Bill of Rights'. 😉

[rochellecaffee]

Read Proverbs on “removing the ancient boundary stone”. Our “rights” are written-out-specific, inalienable, God-given Rights, to make it very unlikely that any “bad actor” might talk any Constitutional “lawmaker” OUT OF THEIR TRUE MEANING!! In our Founding Fathers’ understanding of their God, and MINE, we see throughout our Old Testament, and New, that GOD was SPECIFIC. The Founding Fathers followed suit and fostered all FREEDOMS from GOD, and THEY KNEW THEIR GOD, and HIS WORD in all its Complexity and Simplicity.

[Stevexnycautomotive]

Remember kids, its 'We The People " vrs "we the people ". They must never win.

[ryanweaver]

Rights of humansss bodies and minds and communties… data and beyond. Privacy transparency and SpotOn oversight. Breathe… community and laws.

[carpecanem]

"That all men are born equally free and independent..." What exactly does this mean coming from a slaveholder? Perhaps he defines "men" as male, white, Christian, property owners.

[RichardMizell-tf]

Pending SCOTUS 😅 independence day 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[rochellecaffee]

Regarding “due process” expectations of a jury trial being “in the place of the alleged crime”, i don’t see as much necessity for that as much as it be in the general “region”, because we are so entwined in our knowledge and communications of what might concern of the voting public throughout the WHOLE country. I believe that the Founding Fathers thought that WITNESSES on either side, might serve to be more helpful in the area where they all lived. That, is my opinion is not a huge issue, anymore. But that is only my opinion “on the fly”. Suggestion, only. In those days, friends and family, and employers, and pastors, were called in to be “character witnesses”, and people who knew the accused well, and NOT PSYCHOLOGISTS!!

[Poor_righteous_teacher]

CON 101 because it’s a con to believe you have any rights in Rhode Island.