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A DVD history of the U.S. Constitution, 1619-2005

Title

A DVD history of the U.S. Constitution, 1619-2005 [videorecording] / produced by Centre Communications Inc. for Ambrose Video Publishing ; written by Scott Gordon and Mark Reeder ; produced by Ron Meyer and Mark Reeder ; directed by Ron Meyer.

Variant title

History of the United States Constitution

Portion of title

History of the U.S. Constitution

Format

DVD, Videodisc

Published/Produced

New York : Distributed by Ambrose Video Publishing, c2005.

Description

4 videodiscs (224 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Performer

Host, Jeff Fahey ; narrator, Alphonse Keasley.

Credits

Music, David Arkenstone.

System details

DVD-ROM. Some of the special features can only be accessed via computer with a DVD drive. To view the files you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Language

In English with optional subtitles in English or Spanish ; closed-captioned in English.

Summary

This 8-part series explores how The U.S. Constitution came to be.

Contents note

• Vol. 1. program 1: The seeds of the Constitution (1619-1739) ; program 2: Founding the Constitution (1750-1774)
• Vol. 2. program 3: Writing the Constitution and the Bill of Rights (1774-1791) ; program 4: Testing the Constitution (1793-1803)
• Vol. 3. program 5: The Constitution survives (1810-1861) ; program 6: The Constitution is expanded (1865-1918)
• Vol. 4. program 7: The Constitution in a changing world (1919-1961) ; program 8: Constitutional reform and controversy (1961-2005).

Notes

Documentary. Special features: Blackline masters; Historical documents; Timeline; Photo gallery; Teacher guide and lesson plans. Special features also include: 19 downloadable documents: Amendments to the Constitution -- Bush v. Gore 2000 -- Dred Scott v. Sanford 1857 -- Interstate Commerce Act 1887 -- KELO et al. v. CITY OF NEW LONDON et al. 2005 -- Magna Carta translation -- Mapp v. Ohio 1961 -- Marbury v. Madison 1803 -- Miranda v. Arizona 1964 -- Plessy v. Ferguson 1896 -- Roe v. Wade 1973 -- Schenck v. U.S. 1919 -- The Bill of Rights -- The Declaration of Independence -- The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut 1638 -- The Judiciary Act of 1789 -- The Militia Act of 1792 -- The South Carolina Ordinance of Secession 1861 -- The U.S. Constitution.

Subject headings

United States. Constitution. Constitutional law--United States. Constitutional history--United States.

Genre heading

Documentary television programs. Historical television programs.

Other contributors

Meyer, Ronald C. Gordon, Scott L. Reeder, Mark. Fahey, Jeff. Arkenstone, David. Centre Communications. Ambrose Video Publishing.

Standard Identifier

739815003035 (set) 739815003042 (disc 1) 739815003059 (disc 2) 739815003066 (disc 3) 739815003073 (disc 4)

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