Amendment Reform in America and Abroad

Thursday, March 16 | 5:30 p.m. ET 

The National Constitution Center and the Center for Constitutional Design at Arizona State University present a comparative discussion of how democracies amend their constitutions, at home and around the world. Join a panel of distinguished scholars, including Wilfred Codrington of Brooklyn Law School, Chief Judge Jeffrey Sutton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and Rosalind Dixon of the University of New South Wales as they survey the constitutional amendment process around the world to cast light on our debates in the U.S. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.

This program is presented in partnership with the Center for Constitutional Design at Arizona State University's Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law.

Upcoming Programs

The Constitutional Role of the State Solicitor General

Friday, March 24 | 1 p.m. ET 

The National Constitution Center and the National Association of Attorneys General host a bipartisan conversation with Dan Schweitzer, director and chief counsel of the National Association of Attorneys General Center for Supreme Court Advocacy; Lindsay See, solicitor general of West Virginia; and Barbara Underwood, solicitor general of New York, exploring the history of the office of the solicitor general, the role of state solicitors in litigating cases before the Supreme Court, and some of the landmark cases they have litigated. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.  

This program is presented in partnership with the Center for Excellence in Governance at the National Association of Attorneys General.

Five New Amendments: Next Steps for Constitutional Change

Monday, March 27 | 6 p.m. ET 

Join the Center for Constitutional Design at Arizona State University and the National Constitution Center for a discussion of the amendments to the Constitution proposed by the National Constitution Center’s Constitution Drafting Project in Washington D.C. This pathbreaking initiative asked three teams of scholars—progressive, libertarian, and conservative—to convene for an online constitutional convention. After a week of dialogue, deliberation, and compromise, the ideologically diverse delegates agreed on proposals for five constitutional amendments, ranging from term limits for Supreme Court justices to resurrecting the legislative veto and making it easier for national majorities to amend the Constitution.

In a conversation moderated by NCC President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen, leaders of the three teams—Caroline Fredrickson of Georgetown Law School and senior fellow at the Brennan Center; Ilan Wurman of Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law; and Ilya Shapiro of the Manhattan Institute; are joined by Stefanie Lindquist, executive director of the Center for Constitutional Design at Arizona State University, to discuss the amendments and the next steps for constitutional reform.

Tickets for the in-person program at Arizona State University’s Barrett & O’Connor Washington Center (1800 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20006) are available below. A pre-program reception will take place from 5–6 p.m.

This program is presented in partnership with the Center for Constitutional Design at Arizona State University's Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. 

Civic Virtue and Citizenship

Thursday, March 30 | 12 p.m. ET 

Join Christopher Beem, author of The Seven Democratic Virtues: What You Can Do to Overcome Tribalism and Save Our Democracy; Richard Haass, author of The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens; and Lorraine Pangle, author of Reason and Character: The Moral Foundations of Aristotelian Political Philosophy, for a discussion of the concepts of civic virtue and citizenship in democratic societies. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.  

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