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60 Second Civics: Episode 1818 Federalism Part 10: Slavery and Commerce
The delegates to the Philadelphia Convention had to compromise in order to get the authority to regulate commerce among the states.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 1819: Federalism Part 11: National Citizenship
The Framers of the Constitution never defined citizenship, but left it up to the states.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 182: Boston Tea Party
On today's episode, we discuss the Boston Tea Party.
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60 Second Civics: Federalism Part 12: Restricting Suffrage to Landowners
Gouverneur Morris suggested that suffrage should be limited to landowners. This caused an uproar.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 1821: Federalism Part 13: Secession
Since the 1790s some states argued that they had a right to secede.
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60 Second Civics: The Anti Federalists Part 1: A Plan to Ratify the Constitution
The Framers of the Constitution went around state legislatures to get the Constitution ratified.
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60 Second Civics:the Anti Federalists Part 3: The Ratification Debates Begin
Today on the podcast, the ratification debates begin with a speech by Benjamin Franklin. George Mason leaves and refuses to sign the Constitution.
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60 Second Civics: The Anti Federalists Part 5: Reasoned Discourse
The Federalists and Anti-Federalists sought to use reasoned discourse to persuade the citizenry.
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60 Second Civics:the Anti Federalists: The Effect of Anti Federalist Opinion
George Washington wrote that Anti-Federalist opposition to the Constitution might not ultimately be such a bad thing for the country.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 183 First Continental Congress
Today we discuss the First Continental Congress.
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60 Second Civics: Civic Virtue Rather Than a Strong National Government
The Anti-Federalists believed that civic virtue rather than a strong national government was the best solution to America's problems.
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60 Second Civics: The Anti Federalists Part 10: The Potential for Tyranny
The Anti-Federalists argued that the Constitution contained the potential for tyranny.
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60 Second Civics: The Anti Federalists Part 11: Executive and Judicial Power
The Anti-Federalists believed that the executive and judicial branches would have too much power under the proposed Constitution.
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60 Second Civics: The Anti Federalists: Senate Accountability and Mixed Powers
The Anti-Federalists had a lot of problems with the Constitution, even with the system of checks and balances.
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60 Second Civics: The Anti Federalists Part 13: Robert Yates and Patrick Henry
Why did Robert Yates and Patrick Henry object to the Constitution? Find out on today's podcast.
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60 Second Civics: The Anti Federalists Part 14: The Lack of a Bill of Rights
Most states already had bills of rights. So why not the Constitution?
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60 Second Civics:the Anti Federalists: The Anti Federalists Warn Against Tyranny
Are the general welfare and necessary and proper clauses dangerous? The Anti-Federalists thought so.
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60 Second Civics: The Anti Federalists Part 16: Concern About Rights
Today on the podcast, the Anti-Federalists argue that the lack of a bill of rights is a serious flaw in the Constitution.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 1838: The Federalists Part 1: The Federalists Organize
Today we kick off our series on the Federalists, who supported ratification of the Constitution.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 184 Armed Resistance
On the podcast today, we discuss armed resistance to British rule in the American colonies.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 1840: The Federalists Part 3: New Science of Politics
The Federalists argued that the Constitution represented a "new science of politics" that made Anti-Federalist critiques obsolete.
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60 Second Civics: The Federalists Part 4: How Can Republican Government Survive?
The Federalists needed to counter the claim that republican government could not survive in America. They sent in their pinch hitter: James Madison.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 1842: The Federalists Part 5: The Fear of Faction
The Framers of the Constitution knew the danger of factions.
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60 Second Civics:the Federalists Part 6: Federalist 10 and Republican Government
James Madison devised powerful arguments supporting the idea that a republic could be successful in the United States. Learn about some of these arguments on today's podcast.