This page provides links to sample videos in Educate.Today’s Exploring the Constitution video series.

Videos in the series nvestigate constitutional principles and processes with scholars, historians, political scientists, and those who apply the Constitution in their practice.

To see each sample video, click on the hyperlinked title below or click on the thumbnail image to the right.

Exploring the Constitution:  A Discussion of Tinker v. Des Moines, Its Impacts, and Implications
In this video, Mary Beth Tinker, of the landmark case of Tinker v. Des Moines, and Hon. Nanette Baker, Chief Magistrate Judge of the Eastern District Court of Missouri, discuss the importance of the Tinker v. Des Moines case.  They answer questions about the case, share history of the case, and offer analysis on its impact and implications that still resonate today.

Exploring the Constitution:  The Significance of Lemon v. Kurtzman
Jessie Steffan, Staff Attorney for the ACLU of Missouri, discusses the origins of this important Supreme Court case that established a three prong test for balancing freedom of religion against other rights and concerns, the central question the Supreme Court was asked to consider, and analyzes the decision of the court.

Exploring the Constitution:  Advantages, Disadvantages, and Process of a Constitutional Convention
Political science professor and Constitutional scholar Dr. David Robertson discusses the provisions in the Constitution for a Constitutional Convention and possible advantages and disadvantages that might come with such an event.

Exploring the Constitution:  How Has the Supreme Court Placed Limits on Acceptable and Unacceptable Actions Police Can Take in Regulating Freedom of Assembly?
Professor Dan Kozlowski, Saint Louis University School of Law, discusses decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court dealing with police action in regulating the right to freely assemble.

Exploring the Constitution:  What Were the Origins of the Bill of Rights?
Attorney and constitutional educator Millie Aulbur explains the rationale for creating the Constitution’s first ten amendments.

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