Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics

Run time: 1 hour

On November 7, 2023, historians Carol Berkin and H.W. Brands joined Jeffrey Rosen for a conversation on political partisanship and nationalism in early America, and how, despite the founders’ fear of factionalism, deep partisan divisions emerged almost immediately after the Revolution. Listen now

Reading the Constitution: A Book Talk With Justice Stephen Breyer

Run time: 1 hour, 5 minutes

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer (Ret.) unveils his new book, Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism, at the National Constitution Center in conversation with NCC President Jeffrey Rosen. Watch now

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Supreme Court to Hear Trump Immunity, Abortion Arguments in Final Sitting

by Scott Bomboy | Read time: 5 minutes

“On April 15, 2024, the Supreme Court will start its final scheduled session for the 2023 term, with major cases about abortion laws and former President Donald Trump’s immunity from prosecution still to come. ...” Read more

April 2, 1917: Jeannette Rankin’s History-Making Moment

by NCC Staff | Read time: 3 minutes

“It was on April 2, 1917, that Jeannette Rankin became the first woman in Congress. But within days, she became the target of national scorn for voting against America’s entry into World War I. ...” Read more

The Founding Document: Historical Perspectives on Modern Constitutional Challenges 

NCC President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen joined Heather Cox Richardson at the New Orleans Book Festival to discuss his new book, The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America. Filmmaker Ken Burns moderates. Watch now

The Fourth Amendment

“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”

Read interpretations in the Interactive Constitution

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