Product Details

• Actors: Max Showalter, Argentina Brunetti, Robert Stevenson (II), Abraham Sofaer, Dean Cromer
• Format: Black & White, Color, NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: GOLDHIL HOME MEDIA
• DVD Release Date: November 16, 1999
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00002AFVR
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #307,230 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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50 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Any high school civivs teacher, April 19, 2000

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Ms. Allyson Rude (Vacaville, CA---USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Just the Facts - United States Constitution and Bill of Rights (DVD)

This is an excellent synopsis of the uniqueness, magnitude and importance of the U.S. Constitution. Taking the viewer through each Article and Amendment, these videos clearly and easily explain why the Framers found it important to separate and limit the powers of government and what each branch of government is responsible for providing to the American people. The controversy over state versus federal rights and individual protection from the government is also well presented. Filled with great pictures and footage, the Constitution and its amendments are outlined with the added comments of two articulate and insightful professors. The videos are easy to follow and lend themselves well to student note-taking. These are a definite asset to any government teacher's video library.

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Solid Constitutional Intro, August 3, 2002

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unraveler "unraveler" (Nevada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Just the Facts - United States Constitution and Bill of Rights (DVD)

This documentary is a solid intro to U.S. Constitution. It is mostly about basic facts, and as such is aimed at a high school audience. There is little nuanced analysis of various Constitutional provisions. Its basic mission is to introduce the viewer to the Constitution, or to make sure that one remembers basic facts about it, if one has to take a relevant exam. If you teach a college course in American politics, as I do, then this video can be useful as a refresher on what the Constitution actually says. I am not a constitutional law expert, and the U.S. Constitution per se takes up one week of a sixteen week course, so I never explore the document in-depth. These tapes remind me of the basics, the foundation--and without such foundation the beautiful edifice of more elaborate knowledge cannot stand.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for history teachers, February 17, 2008

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Oseph S. Vetrano, Jr. (Wall, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Just The Facts - The United States Bill of Rights and Constitutional Amendments/ The Constitution (DVD)

Great resource if you teach US I or Civics. My HS resource room students, who are tough to please, were able to learn alot from this DVD.