- Part I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXeUfVhDVUM&feature=related Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRKgOjNPxIM&feature=related The Living Constitution Doctrine The Living Constitution is a concept in American constitutional interpretation which suggests that the Constitution has a dynamic meaning. The idea is associated with views that contemporaneous society should be taken into account when interpreting key constitutional phrases. [ 1