Video: Our Constitution - The Document that Gave Birth to Our Nation

Summary:

Description: Utilizing the spectacular backdrop of the events which surrounded the "We the People 200" celebration in Philadelphia 1987, this program simply, clearly and with dramatic flair, examines and explains the historical significance of the Constitution, its structure and function, and its present day meaning and importance. © 1988 Rainbow Educational Media Grades: 6-8   (24 min.)

Teacher Guide
Blackline Masters

Segments:

Celebrating 200 Years of the American Constitution (01:38)
The Thirteen Colonies: From the Articles of Confederation to a Centralized Government (04:24)
Great Men of the Constitutional Convention (03:47)
George Washington (01:49)
Benjamin Franklin (01:05)
James Madison (00:53)
Separation of Powers; Checks and Balances (04:54)
The Bill of Rights (01:45)
Amending the Constitution (01:22)
The Preamble (03:29)
The Constitution: A Review (01:00)