America's Written Constitution

Sterling Professor Akhil Reed Amar reads the entire text of the United States Constitution aloud, clause by clause, in its historical context — the document as the common law tradition’s most consequential experiment. His companion course, America’s Unwritten Constitution, continues the story for those who want more.

Syllabus

popular sovereignty
separation of powers
federalism
constitutional rights

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Held at Yale University. The materials remain theirs; the structure is ours. Finished it? Record it in your transcript.