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The Daily Show: Watch Trustee Richard Beeman on Separation of Church and State [VIDEO]

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National Constitution Center Trustee and University of Pennsylvania Professor Richard Beeman was the featured guest on last night’s Daily Show with Jon Stewart to talk about the separation of church and state. Teacher’s corner Here is the text of the Fourteenth Amendment and a discussion on the incorporation doctrine in which the Supreme Court has… [Continue Reading]

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Redistricting, Gerrymandering and the Constitution

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As you probably learned in school, redistricting occurs every 10 years as congressional boundaries are redrawn after the Census. What you may have forgotten is that it’s required by the Constitution.

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Should Congress pass a law preventing smartphone data from being used by private companies? [VIDEO]

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Apple and Google were in the congressional hot seat last week over the issue of mobile phone privacy.

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The history of our National Day of Prayer

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The National Day of Prayer has been observed by every president since Truman. But is it constitutional?

Tags: Barack Obama Harry Truman Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Thomas Jefferson

The first amendment and the burning of the Koran

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Was Terry Jones within his rights under the first amendment when he burned a religious text, or should he be condemned, possibly prosecuted for the consequences of his actions?

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