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60 Second Civics: Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney is the cousin of Charles Pinckney; both were Framers of the Constitution from South Carolina. [1 min. 18 secs.]
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60 Second Civics: Charles Pinckney
Charles Pinckney is the cousin of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney; both men are founding fathers of the United States Consitution. Charles Pinckney was a delegate of South Carolina to the Philadelphia Convention. [1 min. 14 secs.]
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60 Second Civics: Pierce Butler
Pierce Butler was the son of an Anglo-Irish parliamentarian, but became a firebrand for the American side and a Framer of the Constitution. [1 min. 8 secs.]
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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.
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60 Second Civics: Delegates to the Philadelphia Convention
The delegates to the Philadelphia Convention did not represent all parts of American society of the time.
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60 Second Civics:philadelphia Convention:benjamin Franklin and Gouverneur Morris
Benjamin Franklin and Gouverneur Morris made important contributions to the Philadelphia Convention.
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60 Second Civics:the Philadelphia Convention:representation in the Virginia Plan
The Virginia Plan proposed proportional representation and a government with three branches.
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60 Second Civics: The Philadelphia Convention: Defeat of the New Jersey Plan
The New Jersey Plan was defeated at the Philadelphia Convention. This meant the Virginia Plan became the basis for discussion at the Philadelphia Convention.
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60 Second Civics: The Philadelphia Convention:equal Representation in the Senate
Today on 60-Second Civics, a vote on equal representation in the Senate results in a deadlocked convention. But there was a way out.
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60 Second Civics: The Philadelphia Convention Part 14: The Great Compromise
The Great Compromise finally broke the impasse at the Philadelphia Convention over representation in Congress.
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60 Second Civics: The Anti Federalists Part 1: A Plan to Ratify the Constitution
The Framers of the Constitution went around state legislatures to get the Constitution ratified.
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60 Second Civics:the Anti Federalists Part 3: The Ratification Debates Begin
Today on the podcast, the ratification debates begin with a speech by Benjamin Franklin. George Mason leaves and refuses to sign the Constitution.
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60 Second Civics: The Anti Federalists Part 14: The Lack of a Bill of Rights
Most states already had bills of rights. So why not the Constitution?
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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: The Framers and Slavery
The issue of slavery at the Philadelphia Convention was discussed.
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60 Second Civics: Economic Differences Between North and South
On today's podcast, we explore the economic differences between the North and South at the time of the Philadelphia Convention.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 1615: The Philadelphia Convention
Fifty-five men met in Philadelphia in 1787. Their task: to amend the Articles of Confederation. Their accomplishment: a new framework for a government that would last more than 200 years.
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60 Second Civics:founders Who Did Not Attend the Philadelphia Convention
A number of notable American statesmen did not attend the Philadelphia Convention.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 1619: The Philadelphia Convention Begins
The delegates to the Philadelphia Convention agreed on three important points at the start of the convention.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 1621: Equal vs. Proportional Representation
One of the most important agreements at the Philadelphia Convention was about representation.
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60 Second Civics: The Issue of Slavery at the Philadelphia Convention
On today's 60-Second Civics, we learn about the issue of slavery at the Philadelphia Convention.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 271: Philadelphia Convention Part 1: Overview
On today's episode, we begin our discussion of the Philadelphia Convention.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 272: Philadelphia Convention Part 2: The Framers
Today we discuss the Framers of the Constitution.
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60 Second Civics: Episode 276: Philadelphia Convention Part 6: J. Madison's Role
On the podcast today, we examine James Madison's role in the Philadelphia Convention.