A conversation on women and the Constitution with Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and Professor Maeva Marcus of the George Washington University Law School.
David McCullough: The Storm Before the Constitution
Author and historian David McCullough discusses why the Constitutional Convention nearly failed before it began. What role did fear play in the Convention being called? From where did the fear most stem – Shays’ Rebellion, mounting state debts, inflation, or international piracy?
Justice Stephen Breyer on the Constitution
Justice Stephen Breyer discusses the Constitution, Separation of Powers, and the role of the Supreme Court.