Constitution Day Live 2021
Watch the full live stream of BRI's 2021 Constitution Day Live, as well as explore the classroom-ready prerecorded segments and their accompanying viewing guides.
Constitution Day Live
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Celebrate Constitution Day with the Bill of Rights Institute on September 16, 2022 from 11-2 PM ET
Constitution Day Live! is a hybrid streaming program that features direct live engagement with educators and students coupled with pre-recorded segments and published in-class materials to promote the study of the Constitution and Constitutional issues on Constitution Day.
This Year's Theme: The Constitution at Work
- We will examine the Constitution and the people who put it to work every day through various interviews and conversations with our featured speakers.
- Segments will help students grapple with both the ideal way the Constitution is supposed to operate and the practical way its principles play out.
- Each interview will include viewing guides and will have a lesson activity that will deploy the knowledge they learn in each interview.
- Segments will be targeted directly at students, inviting them to think about the principles of equality and liberty, their individual rights, how each of these are protected in the Constitution, and how it all plays out in practice.
Pre-Recorded Videos and Viewing Guides
Preservation and Perseverance: The Lincoln Memorial & Our Constitutional System
Explore what the Lincoln Memorial tells us about our country and our constitutional system with Mary and special guest Jennifer Epstein from the National Park Service.
Abraham Lincoln’s Example of Statesmanship & Unity During the Civil War w/ Dan Mahoney & Jon Schaff
BRI Fellow Tony Williams is joined by authors Dan Mahoney and Jon Schaff to investigate how President Lincoln’s prudence truly guided America on a path to unity through the division of the Civil War.
Grappling with the Government's Place in Society with U.S. Senator for Nebraska, Ben Sasse
Stan Swim is joined by U.S. Senator for Nebraska, Ben Sasse, to explore how our government lives up to the ideals of the Founders and how we can achieve a healthy balance of civic obligation and personal achievements.
The Importance of an Executive's Character with Lara Brown & Major Garrett
Stan Swim talks with Dr. Lara Brown, president of the New Center, and Major Garret, chief Washington correspondent for CBS News, to better understand the role of the commander in chief in the United States Constitution.
Featured Speakers
- Jon Schaff, Professor of Government at Northern State University
- Daniel Mahoney, Professor of Political Science at Assumption University
- Lara Brown, Professor and Director of The Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University
- Major Garrett, Chief Washington Correspondent for CBS News
- Jennifer Epstein, Education Specialist at the National Park Service
- Ben Sasse, U.S. Senator for Nebraska
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