Representatives of law, government, journalism, academia and other professions grapple with the tough choices required to put the Constitution into practice, and the difficulty of balancing the conflicting demands the Constitution honors. Each program starts with a hypothetical case, presented by the moderator, in which rights clash with responsibilities and the needs of the individual clash with those of society
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United States. Supreme CourtÉtats-Unis. Supreme CourtConstitutional law United StatesPresidents Succession United StatesFederal government United StatesFair trial United States
A series of seminars based on hypothetical cases in regard to the Constitution of the United States which ask such questions as: does the cost of campaigning for political office corrupt the system, can the President commit troops without the support of Congress, what are the rights of criminal defendants, national security versus freedom of the press, school prayer, gun control, the rights of extremist groups to assemble, affirmative action versus reverse discrimination
