Newly Announced at America's Town Hall

The National Constitution Center is offering a series of America’s Town Hall programs about constitutional issues in the news. Join these programs for free from your home computer, laptop, or any mobile device by registering below.

OCT 19 I 7 p.m. ET

America’s Contentious Presidential Elections: A History

Free Online

Don’t miss a timely conversation exploring key controversial and contested elections throughout American history—including 1800, 1860, 1876, and 2000—and what we can learn from them as we approach Election Day. Election scholars James Ceaser of the University of Virginia, Edward Foley of The Ohio State University and author of Ballot Battles: The History of Disputed Elections in the United States, Robert Lieberman of Johns Hopkins University and author of Four Threats: The Recurring Crises of American Democracy, and Franita Tolson of the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, join moderator Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, to discuss.

This program is presented in partnership with the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University.

OCT 29 I 7 p.m. ET

Social Media Platforms and the Fight Against Election Disinformation

Free Online

Nathaniel Persily, co-director of the Stanford Program on Democracy and the Internet, and others explore what social media platforms are doing to tackle disinformation, foreign interference, and fake news during this election season. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.

This program is presented in partnership with the Freedom Forum.

NOV 19 I 7 p.m. ET

Church-State Separation: What Does the Constitution Really Say?

Free Online

NOV 23 I 12 p.m. ET

Shakespeare and the Making of America

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DEC 3 I 12 p.m. ET

What the Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans

Free Online

Today: Learning About the Presidency

Join us for our free online classes. Part lecture and part lively conversation, they are perfect for lifelong learners.

OCT 16 | 1 p.m. EDT

Scholar Exchange: Article II: The Presidency and the Executive Branch with Special Guest Holly Frey

Holly Frey, host of the award-winning podcast Stuff You Missed in History Class, joins Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, to explore the history and text on the presidency and the executive branch. They will cover the role of the president written into the Constitution, major Supreme Court battles over presidential power, and how the president’s powers have expanded over time.

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