U.S. Constitution, Vol. 3: The Constitution Survives; The Constitution is Expanded

This 8-part series explores how The U.S. Constitution came to be. Program 5: The Constitution Survives1810 – Marshall Establishes the Sanctity of Contracts1828 – Jacksonian Democracy and the Constitution1848 – Mexican American War and Manifest Destiny Set up America's Greatest Constitutional Crisis1861 – Southern States Secede and Force Constitutional CrisisProgram 6: The Constitution is Expanded1865 – 70 - 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments: The Anti-Slavery Amendments1872 – Susan B. Anthony Fights for Women’s Right to Vote1887 - The Interstate Commerce Act Opens the Door for Increased Federal Power1896 – Plessy v. Ferguson Establishes Separate but Equal for Black America1913 – 16th Amendment Creates the Income Tax1913 – 17th Amendment Allows for the Popular Election of Senators1918 - Prohibition and the 18th Amendment Accompanying documents downloadable at http://www.ambrosevideo.com/items.cfm?id=1172&category_id=2.