“Constitution Day 2014: The Bill of Rights” provides a behind-the-scenes look at how these 10 amendments were created and interpreted:
- DISCOVER the roots of the Bill of Rights in the Revolutionary War and the state constitutions;
- VISIT the Constitutional Convention to listen in on the debates about a bill of rights;
- HEAR the voices of the ratifying conventions as they influenced James Madison’s work in writing the Bill of Rights;
- LEARN what the Bill of Rights actually says—and how long it’s taken to make those rights a reality;
- EXPLORE the process of judicial review and the ways citizens use the courts to bring the Bill of Rights to life.
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