Unit 4: The Bill of Rights

Constitution 101 with Khan Academy

Watch videos about the creation of the Bill of Rights, the cherished liberties enshrined in the first ten amendments to the Constitution, and the key principles and landmark Supreme Court cases that have shaped the meaning of key provisions like the First, Second, Fourth, and Sixth Amendments.

Videos in Playlist: 52

Scroll down to see all the videos.

To toggle between the different videos in the playlist, click on the icon in the upper right corner of the video.

Videos in Unit 4 Playlist

What are the limits to the right to assemble?
(Run time: 2:47 minutes)
What is the First Amendment right to assembly?
(Run time: 1:51 minutes)
How is the petition right used today?
(Run time: 3:17 minutes)
Why did the Founding generation think that we needed the Petition Clause?
(Run time: 3:36 minutes)
What role did petitioning play in early America?
(Run time: 6:45 minutes)
What were some of the key debates over the framing of the Bill of Rights?
(Run time: 9:17 minutes)
What did the Supreme Court say about flag burning in Texas v. Johnson?
(Run time: 3:33 minutes)
What did the Supreme Court say in New York Times Co. v. United States (the Pentagon Papers case)?
(Run time: 3:10 minutes)
What did the Supreme Court say in West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette?
(Run time: 2:11 minutes)
When did the Supreme Court begin to strongly protect the right to free speech and a free press?
(Run time: 2:40 minutes)
What did the Supreme Court say in New York Times v. Sullivan?
(Run time: 1:54 minutes)
What is the exclusionary rule? (Run time: 4:56 minutes)
What did the Supreme Court say about “stop and frisk” searches in Terry v. Ohio?
(Run time: 3:56 minutes)
How does the Fourth Amendment apply in public schools?
(Run time: 1:03 minutes)
What did the Supreme Court say in Employment Division v. Smith?
(Run time: 1:34 minutes)
What did the Supreme Court say in Reynolds v. United States?
(Run time: 3:05 minutes)
What is the value of a free press to a democracy?
(Run time: 1:46 minutes)
What’s the relationship between free exercise rights and anti-discrimination laws?
(Run time: 1:48 minutes)
How does the Supreme Court address free exercise challenges today?
(Run time: 1:31 minutes)
What did the Supreme Court say in McDonald v. City of Chicago?
(Run time: 2:03 minutes)
What did the Supreme Court say in District of Columbia v. Heller?
(Run time: 3:43 minutes)
What does the story of Reconstruction teach us about the Second Amendment?
(Run time: 2:17 minutes)
What did the term “militia” mean at the Founding?
(Run time: 2:43 minutes)
What did the founders mean by a “standing army"?
(Run time: 1:55 minutes)
Why did the Founding generation think that we needed the Second Amendment?
(Run time: 1:59 minutes)
What did the Second Amendment say?
(Run time: 1:57 minutes)

How has the Supreme Court applied the Fourth Amendment in the context of automobiles?
(Run time: 5:00 minutes)
What are some of the exceptions to the warrant requirement recognized by the Supreme Court?
(Run time: 3:18 minutes)
What is the warrant requirement?
(Run time: 3:48 minutes)
What does the Fourth Amendment say?
(Run time: 1:13 minutes)
How has the Supreme Court approached cases that address public funding for religious institutions?
(Run time: 2:06 minutes)
What did free exercise rights look like at the Founding?
(Run time: 2:49 minutes)
How has the Supreme Court approached religious display cases?
(Run time: 3:09 minutes)
How has the Supreme Court approached school prayer cases?
(Run time: 3:32 minutes)
What were some examples of religious establishments at the Founding?
(Run time: 2:28 minutes)
What is the relationship between the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause?
(Run time: 1:00 minutes)
Why did the Founding generation think that we needed the Religious Clauses?
(Run time: 0:59 minutes)
What role did petitioning play in the fight for women’s rights and the abolition of slavery?
(Run time: 7:03 minutes)
How did Thomas Jefferson influence James Madison's views about the importance of a bill of rights?
(Run time: 2:44 minutes)
What did the Supreme Court say about the right to counsel in Gideon v. Wainwright?
(Run time: 2:50 minutes)
How do jury trials work?
(Run time: 2:13 minutes)
What is the role of plea bargaining in the criminal justice system?
(Run time: 5:17 minutes)
What does the Sixth Amendment say?
(Run time: 4:37 minutes)
How does the Supreme Court analyze free speech and press issues today?
(Run time: 3:59 minutes)
Why are free speech and a free press important to a democracy?
(Run time: 0:55 minutes)
What did the Supreme Court say in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen?
(Run time: 4:05 minutes)
What does Justice Scalia's majority Heller opinion teach us about the limits of the 2nd Amendment?
(Run time: 1:32 minutes)
What did the Supreme Court say in District of Columbia v. Heller?
(Run time: 2:47 minutes)
What does the story of Reconstruction teach us about the Second Amendment?
(Run time: 3:19 minutes)
How did the Anti-Federalists influence the creation of the Bill of Rights?
(Run time: 8:14 minutes)
Why didn't the framers include a bill of rights at the Constitutional Convention?
(Run time: 1:42 minutes)
What did the Supreme Court say in Wisconsin v. Yoder? (Run time: 1:30 minutes)

Browse all the units on our Constitution 101 student course page or explore the full course on the Khan Academy website.

Explore the Constitution

Dive Deeper

Constitution 101 Course

Start your constitutional learning journey

America’s Town Hall

Watch videos of recent programs

Constitution 101 Curriculum

Explore our new 15-unit high school curriculum.

Address

Hours

New exhibit

The First Amendment

Constitution 101 with Khan Academy

Videos in Unit 4 Playlist

More from the National Constitution Center

Constitution 101

Media Library

Founders’ Library

Education

Explore the Constitution

Dive Deeper

Constitution 101 Course

Start your constitutional learning journey

America’s Town Hall

Watch videos of recent programs

Constitution 101 Curriculum

Explore our new 15-unit high school curriculum.

Address

Hours

New exhibit

The First Amendment

Unit 4: The Bill of Rights

Constitution 101 with Khan Academy

Videos in Unit 4 Playlist

More from the National Constitution Center

Constitution 101

Media Library

Founders’ Library

Education

Modal title

Share with Students