The first president to live in the White House, John Adams was not particularly popular. He took a lot of flack from his supporters when he refused to go to war with France. Although he could be responsible for the western United States,...

Part four defines oligarchy, monarchy, republic, and democracy. Each type of government is defined in terms of its linguistic and historical origins and how rights are granted in each form of government. Give your upper graders a clear...

Video introduced by Judge Sandra Day O'Connor where she talks about the judicial branch. It then takes us on a tour of the National Constitution Center where we are told about the Constitutional Convention, with statues of the Founding...

John Green teaches you about the American Revolution. John will teach you about the major battles of the war, and discuss the strategies on both sides. Everyone is familiar with how this war played out for the Founding Fathers; they got...

George Mason is one of America's forgotten Founders. This podcast sheds light on why that is. [1:20]

George Mason played an important role in ensuring that a bill of rights was added to the Constitution, yet he remains one of the country's least-known Founders. [1 min. 9 secs.]

George Mason was known as the "sharp-spoken planter." His personality may have inhibited his fame. [1 min. 4 secs.]

George Mason triumphs over tragedy, reads widely, and becomes a lawyer. [57 secs.]

George Mason owned slaves, but hated slavery. Learn more about Mason's life as a Southern planter. [1 min. 11 secs.]

The Fairfax Resolves were supposed to set out the colonies' fundamental principles and our constitutional rights. [1 min. 9 secs.]

No taxation without representation. Sound familiar? Hear about George Mason's Fairfax Resolves. [1 min. 7 secs.]

The hard-hitting final paragraph of the Fairfax Resolves. [1 min. 16 secs.]

Should we expect the Founders to have transcended the limitations of their own age in their actions against and attitudes toward slavery? [1 min. 9 secs.]

Learn why George Mason refused to sign the Constitution. [1 min. 7 secs.]

George Mason objected that the Constitution contained no Bill of Rights. So he wrote about it. [1 min. 10 secs.]

"There is no Declaration of Rights," declared George Mason. And he refused to sign the Constitution. [1 min. 9 secs.]

Virginia accepts the the proposed Constitution and George Mason returns to Gunston Hall to spend his final days. [1:20]

George Mason's legacy: how much do you know about this important Founder? [1:34]

James Madison was the youngest delegate to the Continental Congress. His service in the Virginia state assembly had formed his beliefs about the role of government. [1:4]

We conclude this series on James Madison and the Constitution with an examination of the lessons of the Philadelphia Convention. Madison was afraid that his legacy would disappear taking with it the spirit of compromise. [1 min. 12 secs.]