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One Day University presents a series of audio lectures recorded in real-time from some of the top minds in the United States. Given by award-winning professors and experts in their field, these recorded lectures dive deep into the worlds of religion, government, literature, and social justice. As is well known, America's founding political commitments were to democracy and the rule of law. Some have described them as the soul and spirit of our nation. And over the generations, citizens have given their lives to preserve those commitments. But it turns out that their meanings are contested and open to interpretation. This lecture will discuss those contested meanings as they have played out in American history. We will, in addition, assess the health of democracy and the rule of law in the United States. We will consider challenges posed by the Watergate scandal, life in an age of terrorism, and the relationship between the Executive and Judicial branches of our national government. Today some believe that the rule of law and democracy are under attack by the current administration. But, could it be that this is a symptom rather than a cause of what some see as our current crisis? Does America face an erosion of public faith in long taken-for-granted aspects of our political life? As we answer those questions we will discuss the meaning and advantages of the rule of law and democratic governance. This audio lecture includes a supplemental PDF.

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Austin Sarat is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science at Amherst College. His primary research interest is the use of the death penalty and he believes that the death penalty, due to the extreme nature of its punishment, provides a unique opportunity to examine American values and beliefs and how they are manifested in the American legal system. Having received the Ronald Pipkin Service Award, he also has received the Lasting Contribution Award, awarded by the American Political Science Association's Section on Law and Courts. Austin Sarat is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science at Amherst College. His primary research interest is the use of the death penalty and he believes that the death penalty, due to the extreme nature of its punishment, provides a unique opportunity to examine American values and beliefs and how they are manifested in the American legal system. Having received the Ronald Pipkin Service Award, he also has received the Lasting Contribution Award, awarded by the American Political Science Association's Section on Law and Courts.

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