The lives of the constitution: ten exceptional minds that shaped America's supreme law

Overture : the Constitution's third century

Builders (1765-1804). Alexander Hamilton : a war ends and a Constitution begins; James Wilson : the philosopher of Philadelphia

Fighters (1814-1897). Daniel Webster : the first generation after the founders; Stephen Field : civil war and uncivil justice

Interlude from abroad (1835-1888). Alexis de Tocqueville and James Bryce : Europe visits at mid-century

Dreamers (1885-1931). Woodrow Wilson : the President of the Progessives; Ida B. Wells-Barnett : rights after reconstruction

Restorers (1934-2016). Robert H. Jackson : new deals and world wars; Antonin Scalia : the dead democracy

Finale : The experiment endures.

Overture : the Constitution's third century

Builders (1765-1804)

Fighters (1814-1897)

Interlude from abroad (1835-1888)

Dreamers (1885-1931)

Finale : The experiment endures.