MLK, the Declaration, and the Constitution

Run time: 1 hour 4 minutes

Host Jeffrey Rosen is joined by leading experts on civil rights and American history, William Allen and Hasan Kwame Jeffries, to examine King’s thinking about the relationship between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Listen now

The 14th Amendment With Christopher R. Riano

Run time: 40 minutes

Christopher R. Riano, president of the Center for Civic Education, joins Jeffrey Rosen for a conversation on the 14th Amendment and the battle over its meaning from Reconstruction to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision on marriage equality in Obergefell. Watch now

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Daniel Webster’s Unique Supreme Court Legacy

by Scott Bomboy | Read time: 4 minutes

Daniel Webster was one of the seminal figures of 19th century America as an orator and politician. Perhaps less known is Webster’s influence on the Supreme Court, and especially the Marshall Court. … Read more

Happy Birthday to the 18th Amendment!

by NCC Staff | Read time: 3 minutes

It was on January 16, 1919, that the Constitution gained a new amendment. However, the 18th Amendment, which made Prohibition the law of the land, had a short shelf life, since it was repealed in the early 1930s. … Read more

India and America: A Constitutional Dialogue

Tuesday, January 25 | 11 a.m. ET

Free Online

How are the U.S. and Indian constitutions alike—and how do they differ? Join two leading Indian constitutional law experts and senior advocates at the Supreme Court of India—Arvind Datar and Menaka Guruswamy—and American comparative law expert Tom Ginsburg of the University of Chicago Law School, to discuss the similarities and differences between the U.S. and Indian constitutions and explore the biggest constitutional issues currently facing both nations. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.

This program is presented in partnership with the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy.

The Preamble

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

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