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60 Second Civics: That Slow Poison
Unlike George Washington, George Mason never freed his slaves. He condemned slavery, but was unable to fully realize his own principles. [1 min. 11 secs.]
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60 Second Civics: Antislavery Public Opinion and George Mason
America's ideals of liberty couldn't justify the institution of slavery: Founders like George Mason knew it. [59 secs.]
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60 Second Civics: George Mason Refuses to Sign the Constitution
Learn why George Mason refused to sign the Constitution. [1 min. 7 secs.]
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60 Second Civics: Mason Objects to the Constitution
George Mason objected that the Constitution contained no Bill of Rights. So he wrote about it. [1 min. 10 secs.]
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60 Second Civics: "There Is No Declaration of Rights"
"There is no Declaration of Rights," declared George Mason. And he refused to sign the Constitution. [1 min. 9 secs.]
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60 Second Civics: A Tactical Error
George Mason's tactical error at the Virginia Ratification Convention scuttled his attempt to vote down the Constitution. [1:10]
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60 Second Civics: Mason at the Virginia Ratification Convention
George Mason had lots of problems with the Constitution. Learn all about it on today's episode. [1:20]
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60 Second Civics: Virginia Accepts the Constitution
Virginia accepts the the proposed Constitution and George Mason returns to Gunston Hall to spend his final days. [1:20]
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60 Second Civics: George Mason's Legacy
George Mason's legacy: how much do you know about this important Founder? [1:34]
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60 Second Civics: George Mason
He insisted on a Bill of Rights and refused to sign the Constitution, but he's one of the most important figures in American constitutionalism. Meet George Mason, delegate of Virginia. [1 min. 14 secs.]
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60 Second Civics:amendments and Judicial Review Part 1:amending the Constitution
The Framers wanted the Constitution to be difficult to amend, but not sacrosanct.
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60 Second Civics: Unsuccessful Arguments for a Bill of Rights
George Mason and others argued that a bill of rights be added to the Constitution. They did not gain enough support for the idea during the Philadelphia Convention, but their idea would eventually triumph.
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60 Second Civics: Slavery in the North
Slavery wasn't just a Southern problem. It was a big problem for the North, too. [1 min. 12 secs.]