Amending the Constitution and the Article V Project

About this episode

The episode discusses the Article V Project and explores the historical and contemporary significance of the constitutional amendment process.

In this episode, the National Constitution Center launches its Article V Project, a new initiative exploring the founders’ vision for Article V and an historical look at the use of the Article V process from 1789 to the present. Project contributors and constitutional law experts Gerard Magliocca, Sanford Levinson, Michael Rappaport, and Stephen Sachs explore the origins, debates, and ongoing challenges surrounding Article V in this conversation about their new essays.Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. This program is presented in conjunction with the Article V Project, made possible by Democracy Restated. Resources Article V: Amending the Constitution Gerard Magliocca, Report: Article V Constitutional Conventions Sanford Levinson, Reflections on the Possibility of a New Constitutional Convention Michael B. Rappaport, The Convention Method for Proposing Amendments: Essential, Misunderstood, and Broken Stephen E. Sachs, Restoring Conventions, One Amendment at a Time Stay Connected and Learn More Questions or comments about the show? Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠programs@constitutioncenter.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Continue the conversation by following us on…

People in this episode

Host: Jeffrey Rosen

Guests: Gerard Magliocca, Sanford Levinson, Michael Rappaport, Stephen Sachs

Topics covered

• Constitutional amendments
• Article V
• Founders' vision
• Historical analysis
• Constitutional law
• Debates and challenges

Keywords

• Article V
• Constitution
• amendments
• constitutional law
• founders
• historical context
• debates

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Article V: Amending the Constitution, Report: Article V Constitutional Conventions, Reflections on the Possibility of a New Constitutional Convention, The Convention Method for Proposing Amendments: Essential, Misunderstood, and Broken, Restoring Conventions, One Amendment at a Time

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