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The Rise and Fall of the American Constitutional Model with Aziz Rana | American Prestige

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The Rise and Fall of the American Constitutional Model with Aziz Rana | American Prestige

FromThe Nation Podcasts


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The Rise and Fall of the American Constitutional Model with Aziz Rana | American Prestige

FromThe Nation Podcasts

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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Jul 9, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week on American Prestige, hosts Derek Davison and Danny Bessner welcome back to the program Aziz Rana, the incoming J. Donald Monan, S.J., professor of law and government at Boston College, for a multi-part discussion about how Americans came to revere the Constitution and the worldwide implications.In this episode, the group discusses the latest Supreme Court ruling as of the recording date (Trump v. Anderson), how America’s treatment of its constitution compares with those of other nations, the Constitution’s development in the country’s first century, debates around the document in the Civil War and Reconstruction, and more through the end of the 19th century.You can grab a copy of the book inspiring this series, The Constitutional Bind: How Americans Came to Idolize a Document That Fails Them.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Released:
Jul 9, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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