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The constitution. [Unit 13], Federalism / a production of Media and Society Seminars, a program of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism ; producer, David Kuhn ; director, David Atwood.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Federal government--United States.
- Federal government.
- State governments--United States.
- State governments.
- Local government--United States.
- Local government.
- States' rights (American politics).
- Power (Social sciences).
- Constitutional law--United States--History.
- Constitutional law.
- Genre:
- Educational films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (57 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Constitution : that delicate balance
- Place of Publication:
- District of Columbia : Annenberg Learner, 1984.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Constitutional issues come to life in this Emmy Award-winning series. Key political, legal, and media professionals engage in spontaneous and heated debates on controversial issues such as campaign spending, the right to die, school prayer, and immigration reform. This series will deepen understanding of the life and power of this enduring document and its impact on history and current affairs, while bringing biases and misconceptions to light. How much power the federal government can wield over state and local affairs is debated in this final episode. Among those featured are Senators Orrin Hatch and Daniel Moynihan and Columbia University professor Diane Ravitch.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed August 15, 2018).
- "That delicate balance".
- OCLC:
- 1052764330
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