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60 Second Civics: Amendments and Judicial Review: Madison and the Bill of Rights
Which Framer of the Constitution pushed the Bill of Rights through Congress? Find out on today's podcast.
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60 Second Civics: Amendments and Judicial Review Part 5: The Bill of Rights
What is the Bill of Rights? Find out on today's podcast.
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60 Second Civics: Amendments and Judicial Review: The Constitution Amended
On today's podcast, amendments to the Constitution affecting the president and Congress.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 1859: Amendments & Judicial Review Part 8: Prohibition
Americans thought better about Prohibition, repealing it in 1933.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 186 Growing Consensus
Today we discuss the growing consensus for American independence.
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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: Prominent Supporters of a Bill of Rights
Jefferson, Washington, and Madison all supported a bill of rights. Ten of the amendments proposed by Madison were later adopted as the Bill of Rights.
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60 Second Civics:amendments and Judicial Review: James Madison's Other Proposals
James Madison had many ideas for improving the Constitution.
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60 Second Civics: Amendments and Judicial Review: Marbury v. Madison
Does the Supreme Court have the authority to declare laws unconstitutional? Find out on today's podcast.
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60 Second Civics: Amendments and Judicial Review Part 13: Judicial Review
Who has the final say about the meaning of the Constitution? Find out on today's episode.
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60 Second Civics: Arguments Against Judicial Review
Judicial review wasn't accepted by everyone. President Andrew Jackson even threatened not to enforce Supreme Court decisions he disagreed with.
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60 Second Civics: Justice John Gibson's Arguments Against Judicial Review
Justice John Gibson created some powerful arguments against judicial review.
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60 Second Civics: Political Parties Part 1: Madison Hume and Burke on Factions
James Madison and Alexander Hamilton differed on whether factions and political parties were good for the country.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 187: Declaration of Independence Part 1
On today's podcast, we discuss the Founders' reasons for issuing a formal declaration of independence.
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60 Second Civics: Political Parties Part 2: The Potential Value of Factions
Is there any value in having factions in a representative system?
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60 Second Civics: Political Parties Part 3: Factionalism in Colonial America
Americans were no strangers to factionalism, even in colonial America.
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60 Second Civics: The First Parties Debate the Power of Government
Americans have been debating the power of the national government for quite a long time.
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60 Second Civics: Hamilton and Jefferson and the Necessary and Proper Clause
Hamilton and Jefferson had different interpretations of the necessary and proper clause.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 19: Written Opinions
Today we explain the Supreme Court's practice of issuing written opinions.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 190: Declaration of Independence Part 4
Today we discuss the concepts of human equality and government by consent in the Declaration of Independence.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 191: Declaration of Independence Part 5
On today's episode, we discuss the "long Train of Abuses" of King George III.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 192: Declaration of Independence Part 6
On today's episode, we discuss the idea of the right to revolution in the Declaration of Independence.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 193: State Governments After the Declaration Part 1
Today we begin our discussion of state governments after the Declaration of Independence.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 194: State Governments After the Declaration Part 2
Today we discuss state governments after 1776.