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Founding Documents: The Constitution
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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Feb 12, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
After just six years under the Articles of Confederation, a committee of anxious delegates agreed to meet in Philadelphia to amend the government. While the country suffered recession and rebellions, a group of fifty-five men determined the shape of the new United States. The document that emerged after that summer of debate was littered with strange ideas and unsavory concessions. The delegates decided they'd be pleased if this new government lasted fifty years. It has been our blueprint for over two centuries. This is the story of how our Constitution came to be.
Released:
Feb 12, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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