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Former Oregon Supreme Court justice Sue Leeson explains the ideas about rights that were included in the constitutions of U.S. states.
Topics include a description of how state constitutions were structured to protect rights; state governments structured to protect rights; Virginia Declaration of Rights - men equally free by nature, certain rights inherent, government has positive duty to foster attainment of rights, popular sovereignty, government responsible for protection and security, separation of legislative, executive, and judicial powers.
This video corresponds to We the People: The Citizen & the Constitution (Level 3) curriculum, Unit 1, Lesson 7, Section 3.
This video was produced by the Center for Civic Education for the James Madison Legacy Project, which was made possible by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education through the Supporting Effective Educator Development program.
The interviewer is Greg Bernstein.