HEC-TV Live! - Constitution Day

HEC-TV Live!, in partnership with The Missouri Bar, celebrated Constitution Day 2014 by taking an in depth look into what it took to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Constitutional concepts behind the Act, the Act’s major provisions, and its on-going impacts. To obtain more details about the program including related curriculum standards, program objectives, a time coded program agenda, pre and post program learning activities, and additional video and web resources related to the program, click on the Program Materials link on the right side of this page.

HEC-TV Live!, in partnership with The Missouri Bar, celebrated Constitution Day 2014 by taking an in depth look into what it took to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Constitutional concepts behind the Act, the Act’s major provisions, and its on-going impacts. To obtain more details about the program including related curriculum standards, program objectives, a time coded program agenda, pre and post program learning activities, and additional video and web resources related to the program, click on the Program Materials link on the right side of this page.

In 1963, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Gideon v. Wainwright that state courts are required under the U.S. Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment to provide counsel to individuals charged in criminal cases who cannot afford their own attorney. To learn more about the constitutional, legal, political, and practical implications of this landmark decision, view this vibrant and insightful discussion between students and a panel of judges, prosecutors, and public defenders. To find a more detailed program description, program objectives, time-coded program agenda, related national curriculum standards, pre-program learning activities, post-program learning activities, related web resources, and related video clips, click on the Program Materials link on the right side of this page.

Join us from the Thomas F. Eagleton Federal Courthouse in St. Louis to interact with our panel of Presidential and political scholars and advisors for a vibrant and insightful discussion on the relationship between political campaigns and the first amendment and the impact each has on the other. Share your questions, thoughts, and insights on this important election year topic.

Join us from the Thomas F. Eagleton Federal Courthouse in St. Louis to interact with our panel of Presidential and political scholars and advisors for a vibrant and insightful discussion on the relationship between political campaigns and the first amendment and the impact each has on the other. Share your questions, thoughts, and insights on this important election year topic.

Join us from the Thomas F. Eagleton Federal Courthouse in St. Louis to interact with our panel of Presidential and political scholars and advisors for a vibrant and insightful discussion on the relationship between political campaigns and the first amendment and the impact each has on the other. Share your questions, thoughts, and insights on this important election year topic.

Join our panel of Presidential scholars and advisors for a vibrant and insightful discussion on the history and execution of Presidential powers exploring how and why Presidents make decisions, the application of and implications on the Constitution from those decisions, and the far ranging impacts of those decisions. This event will be aired live from the Ulysses S. National Historic Site, where the 18th President lived and met his wife, Julia.

Join our panel of Presidential scholars and advisors for a vibrant and insightful discussion on the history and execution of Presidential powers exploring how and why Presidents make decisions, the application of and implications on the Constitution from those decisions, and the far ranging impacts of those decisions. This event will be aired live from the Ulysses S. National Historic Site, where the 18th President lived and met his wife, Julia.

Join our panel of Presidential scholars and advisors for a vibrant and insightful discussion on the history and execution of Presidential powers exploring how and why Presidents make decisions, the application of and implications on the Constitution from those decisions, and the far ranging impacts of those decisions. This event will be aired live from the Ulysses S. National Historic Site, where the 18th President lived and met his wife, Julia.

Join our panel of Presidential scholars and advisors for a vibrant and insightful discussion on the history and execution of Presidential powers exploring how and why Presidents make decisions, the application of and implications on the Constitution from those decisions, and the far ranging impacts of those decisions. This event will be aired live from the Ulysses S. National Historic Site, where the 18th President lived and met his wife, Julia.