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60 Second Civics: Hamilton's Opposition to the Bill of Rights: Part 2
Alexander Hamilton argued against a Bill of Rights on the grounds that the Constitution protected against the abuse of power already.
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60 Second Civics: Ratification: New York and Virginia
New York and Virginia were two critical states that at first refused to ratify the Constitution.
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60 Second Civics: The Last Two States to Ratify the Constitution
The road to ratification of the Constitution for North Carolina and Rhode Island was a rocky one.
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60 Second Civics: Amendments: The Bill of Rights
Discusses the amendments that became the Bill of Rights.
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60 Second Civics: George Washington and the Executive Branch
George Washington put aside any personal relationships in appointing the most qualified individuals to the executive branch, and paid scrupulous attention to the protocols set by the Constitution for the presidential office.
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60 Second Civics: Supremacy of Federal Law
In today's podcast, we discuss the supremacy of federal law.
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60 Second Civics: The Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments
The Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments made critical changes to the Constitution, such as the abolition of slavery, that addressed issues not settled at the Constitutional Convention or by the Civil War.
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60 Second Civics: Expanding Suffrage
There were a number of constitutional amendments that expanded the right to vote.
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60 Second Civics: The Eleventh and Sixteenth Amendments
The Eleventh and Sixteenth Amendments overturned Supreme Court decisions.
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60 Second Civics: The Twelfth and Twentieth Amendments
The Twelfth and Twentieth Amendments dealt with issues related to federal elections that the Framers did not foresee.
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60 Second Civics: The Twenty Second and Twenty Fifth Amendments
These two amendments to the Constitution addressed issues of the presidency that the Framers had not foreseen. [1 min. 5 sec.]
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60 Second Civics: The Eighteenth Amendment
Prohibition in the United States was first enacted with the 18th Amendment, but this was later replaced with the 21st Amendment which ended prohibition.
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60 Second Civics: The Story of the Bill of Rights: Part 1
The beginning of a discussion of the story behind the Bill of Rights.
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60 Second Civics: The Story of the Bill of Rights: Part 2
A discussion of the efforts of the states to insert a bill of rights into the Constitution.
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60 Second Civics: The Story of the Bill of Rights: Part 3
This podcast discusses prominent political supporters of a bill of rights.
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60 Second Civics: Madison's Prefix
A discussion of James Madison's proposal to add a bill of rights and a prefix to the constitution.
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60 Second Civics: State Constitutions
The features of state constitutions and bills of rights are covered in this podcast.
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60 Second Civics: Madison's Proposals
Discusses James Madison's proposals to amend the Constitution.
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60 Second Civics: The Bill of Rights Is Born
Discusses how the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution.
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60 Second Civics: Judicial Review Defined
The Bill of Rights was expanded through judicial interpretation.
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60 Second Civics: Judicial Review as Tradition
Learn how the practice of judicial review traces its origins to the British legal system.
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60 Second Civics: Political Parties as Evils to Be Eradicated
An examination of Anglo-American political thought about political parties.
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60 Second Civics: Factions in Colonial America
A look at the role of factional politics in early American political life.
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60 Second Civics: Colonial Factionalism Based on Religious Prejudice
Factional politics based on religious prejudices played a role in early American political life.