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'''American Government and the Constitution Lectures''': [[American Government and the Constitution Lecture One|1]]-[[American Government and the Constitution Lecture Two|2]]-[[American Government and the Constitution Lecture Three|3]]-[[American Government and the Constitution Lecture Four|4]]-[[American Government and the Constitution Lecture Five|5]]-[[American Government and the Constitution Lecture Six|6]]-[[American Government and the Constitution Lecture Seven|7]]-[[American Government and the Constitution Lecture Eight|8]]-[[American Government and the Constitution Lecture Nine|9]]-[[American Government and the Constitution Lecture Ten|10]]-[[American Government and the Constitution Lecture Eleven|11]]-[[American Government and the Constitution Lecture Twelve|12]] | '''American Government and the Constitution Lectures''': [[American Government and the Constitution Lecture One|1]]-[[American Government and the Constitution Lecture Two|2]]-[[American Government and the Constitution Lecture Three|3]]-[[American Government and the Constitution Lecture Four|4]]-[[American Government and the Constitution Lecture Five|5]]-[[American Government and the Constitution Lecture Six|6]]-[[American Government and the Constitution Lecture Seven|7]]-[[American Government and the Constitution Lecture Eight|8]]-[[American Government and the Constitution Lecture Nine|9]]-[[American Government and the Constitution Lecture Ten|10]]-[[American Government and the Constitution Lecture Eleven|11]]-[[American Government and the Constitution Lecture Twelve|12]] | ||
| − | + | ==Current Constitutional Controversies== | |
| − | James Madison's rejected amendments for the Bill of Rights | + | Same-sex marriage - decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit created a Circuit split, virtually ensuring review of the issue by the U.S. Supreme Court. |
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| + | Abortion | ||
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| + | Voting rights | ||
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| + | Campaign finance | ||
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| + | Property rights | ||
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| + | <birthright citizenship> | ||
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| + | ==James Madison's rejected amendments for the Bill of Rights= | ||
1. "No person religiously scrupulous of bearing arms shall be compelled to render military service in person." (a conscientious objector) | 1. "No person religiously scrupulous of bearing arms shall be compelled to render military service in person." (a conscientious objector) | ||
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2. "No State shall violate the equal rights of conscience, or the freedom of the press, or the trial by jury in criminal cases." [Madison called this guarantee, extending protections of the First Amendment and the jury trial right of the Sixth Amendment to the states, "the most valuable amendment in the whole lot." It passed the House, but was rejected by the Senate.] | 2. "No State shall violate the equal rights of conscience, or the freedom of the press, or the trial by jury in criminal cases." [Madison called this guarantee, extending protections of the First Amendment and the jury trial right of the Sixth Amendment to the states, "the most valuable amendment in the whole lot." It passed the House, but was rejected by the Senate.] | ||
| − | == | + | == A 27th Amendment?? == |
| − | + | <explain political parties> | |
| − | + | <explain polling> | |
| − | + | <explain the media> | |
| − | + | <explain cases concerning constitutional rights in campaigns> | |
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[[Category:American Government lectures]] | [[Category:American Government lectures]] | ||
Revision as of 05:15, December 11, 2014
American Government and the Constitution Lectures: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12
Current Constitutional Controversies
Same-sex marriage - decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit created a Circuit split, virtually ensuring review of the issue by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Abortion
Voting rights
Campaign finance
Property rights
<birthright citizenship>
=James Madison's rejected amendments for the Bill of Rights
1. "No person religiously scrupulous of bearing arms shall be compelled to render military service in person." (a conscientious objector)
2. "No State shall violate the equal rights of conscience, or the freedom of the press, or the trial by jury in criminal cases." [Madison called this guarantee, extending protections of the First Amendment and the jury trial right of the Sixth Amendment to the states, "the most valuable amendment in the whole lot." It passed the House, but was rejected by the Senate.]
A 27th Amendment??
<explain political parties>
<explain polling>
<explain the media>
<explain cases concerning constitutional rights in campaigns>