Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Jul 15, 2022
Winning the War of Independence brought a new challenge to the American people: what sort of government should they choose for their new nation? Robert George, Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Aug 12, 2022
Spring 1787. The American Revolution had been won, but no one seemed to know how to govern the new nation. There was no chief executive, no agreement on taxes, or even how they should be collected.…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Oct 14, 2022
Americans fought a long and bloody war to get rid of one tyrant, the English King, George III. They didn’t want to install a new one of their own making. So how did the Framers ensure that the…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · May 05, 2023
Unlike any governing document in history, the U.S. Constitution inscribed liberty and individual rights into law. But how could America espouse freedom at its founding and also permit slavery? Robert…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Mar 03, 2023
The Constitution has been amended 27 times. The most famous amendments are the first ten: the Bill of Rights. But what do you know about the others? John Yoo, Professor of Law at the University of…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Feb 10, 2023
After the Civil War ended in 1865, Americans began the business of reconstructing their country, and along with it, their Constitution. Kurt Lash, Professor of Law at the University of Richmond,…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Dec 09, 2022
Did you know that freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the right to bear arms were not in the original Constitution, drafted in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787? So where did they come from?…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Jan 13, 2023
How did thirteen separate colonies become the United States of America? The answer is found in the second half of the American Constitution—Articles IV through VII. Kurt Lash, Professor of Law at the…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Nov 10, 2022
The Supreme Court seems to have the final say over every controversial issue from abortion to gun control to same-sex marriage. But is that what the Framers of the Constitution intended? Sherif…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Sep 27, 2021
James Madison insisted that his new nation could not succeed without a Constitution. Why? No other nation in the world had one. What made America different? Dinesh D’Souza unravels the mystery. This…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Sep 16, 2022
The Framers of the United States Constitution wanted to give more power to the people and less power to the government. This was a radical new idea, and it started with the Legislative Branch: the…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Nov 02, 2020
The Framers wrote the Constitution to protect the liberty of American citizens. But what exactly did “liberty” mean to them? More importantly, what should it mean to you? Eugene Volokh, professor of…
Videos · 5-Minute Videos · Nov 15, 2018
What does the Second Amendment say? Is gun ownership a right for all Americans? Or just for a small militia? Eugene Volokh, Professor of Law at UCLA, explains what the Founding Fathers intended.
Videos · History in 5 · Mar 13, 2026
You’ve probably heard it asked before: didn't the Framers own slaves? Some did. But the Constitution they created was fundamentally opposed to slavery. How did the Framers set the stage to eliminate…
Videos · History in 5 · Feb 26, 2026
The first three articles of the U.S. Constitution establish the three branches of government. But the Framers knew there was still more work to do. How did they make the Constitution truly “of the…
Videos · History in 5 · Feb 13, 2026
Freedom of speech, the right to bear arms, the right to remain silent. You might think these well-known “guaranteed rights” are included in the original U.S. Constitution. Surprisingly, they’re not.…
Worksheets
Grades 4–6 worksheet companion for the Civil Rights for All Americans lesson. Students confront constitutional problems and write amendments to protect freedom.
Lesson Plans
What happens when a nation experiences a Constitutional crisis? This lesson designed for Grades 4–6 teaches students how the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments strengthened freedom for all Americans.
Videos · Ami on the Loose · Jan 22, 2021
The U.S. Constitution guarantees basic rights and freedoms to citizens, yet how many Yale students think repealing it is a great idea? Ami Horowitz heads to Yale University, where future thought…
Videos · Short Clips · Apr 16, 2026
President Trump is signing executive orders at breakneck speed—then the courts step in. In this excerpt from The Brief, host Shabbos Kestenbaum has Will Chamberlain break down the legal fight over…
Videos · Short Clips · Oct 10, 2022
We've seen it in too many cities across America: when only criminals have guns, violent crime goes up. Gun control is a failed policy and is directly harming law-abiding citizens. The right to bear…
Videos · Short Clips · Oct 13, 2022
Our fourth president James Madison, known as the "Father of the Constitution," contributed more to America's success than any other patriot. Historian Jay Cost, Michael Knowles and Ben Shapiro…
Videos · Short Clips · Oct 13, 2022
Can the average American on the street name one U.S. representative? The Framers of the United States Constitution wanted to give more power to the people and less power to the government. John Yoo,…
Videos · Short Clips · Sep 06, 2019
Do you understand the First Amendment and why it exists? What are the freedom of speech, the freedom of religion, and the freedom of the press? Will Witt explains the liberties protected under the…
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The Constitution of the United States has endured for almost two and a half centuries, enabling America to enjoy unparalleled freedom and prosperity. But today, many Americans do not know the…