What does the U.S. Constitution mean to you? Do you think same-sex marriage will ever be a constitutional right? What does a free press really mean?

These discussions and more will help Georgia Perimeter College students mark the 2014 Constitution and Citizenship Day.

Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 16, through Wednesday, Sept. 24, GPC political science, history and civic and political awareness clubs are offering programs on different aspects of the U.S. Constitution, its amendments and the politics surrounding the historic document.

Alpharetta Campus will join forces with Georgia State University’s Alpharetta Center to observe Constitution Day on Sept. 16. Michael Shapiro, GSU criminal justice professor, will present “Happy 100th Birthday Exclusionary Rule, I Thought You Were Dead.” The event will be from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in room 107 of the GSU building located across from GPC Alpharetta.

Decatur Campus will celebrate on Sept. 17—the actual date of Constitution Day— with Dr. Michael Evans, a constitutional law professor at Georgia State, speaking from 10:15-10:50 a.m. in room SB-1190. His topic is “Constitution Day: Right Idea, Wrong Date.”

Dunwoody Campus will host Jennifer Leslie, a television reporter for WXIA-Channel 11, speaking on freedom of the press at 1 p.m. Sept. 17. Her talk will be in the NC-1100 Auditorium.

Newton Campus will take on the topic of same-sex marriage at its Sept. 17 program led by Barbara Robertson, GPC political science professor, at 10:30 a.m. in 2N 1100. Her talk will highlight certain clauses and sections of both the U.S. and state constitutions, as well as examine the interplay of these governments and the role of the Supreme Court.

Clarkston Campus will hold its Constitution Day event Sept. 24 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Jim Cherry Learning Resource Center auditorium. Dr. Charles Bullock, the University of Georgia’s Russell Chair in Political Science, will discuss upcoming elections in the South, including key races in Georgia. GPC political science professor Bob King will provide an introduction about the importance of the Constitution and the role of voting in preserving the Constitution. There will be a Q & A session afterwards.