Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights After Independence Pt. 11: The Philadelphia Convention
The Philadelphia Convention assembled in 1787 to amend the Articles of Confederation. The Framers quickly decided that merely amending the Articles was not nearly enough.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Framers and Political Parties
A look at the attitudes of some Framers to political parties.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Role of President Pt. 6: Framers' Views of the Presidency
Discusses the ideas that the Framers had about the role of a president in the new government.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 1631: General and Enumerated Powers
The Framers gave Congress some general and some enumerated powers.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 1638: Selecting a President
The Framers wanted to design a system to elect a president as qualified as George Washington. Doing so would not prove to be easy.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 273: Demographics of the Framers
Today we continue our discussion of the Framers of the Constitution.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 274: Max Farrand on the Framers
On today's episode, we discuss Max Farrand's statement about the Framers.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1754 1800: The Constitutional Convention
In 1787, the Framers of the US Constitution came together to create a stronger central government. In this video, Kim discusses how the Framers compromised over the plan for the legislative branch of government, combining the Virginia...