Constitutional Convention III: The Committee of Detail Report

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Professor Gordon Lloyd looks at the Constitutional Convention and the debate over what form the new government and its constitution should take. He focuses on the Committee of Detail and the Slave Trade Committee. This lecture continues from the lecture "Constitutional Convention II: The Connecticut Compromise."

To listen to this lecture, scroll to the Tuesday, June 22nd, 4:30 pm-6:00 pm session; and select either the RealAudio image or link in the gray bar to the left of the main body of text.

An older version of this lecture can be found here.

Constitutional Convention II: The Connecticut Compromise

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Professor Gordon Lloyd looks at the Constitutional Convention and the debate over what form the new government and its constitution should take. He examines the Connecticut Compromise. This lecture continues from the lecture "Constitutional Convention I: The Alternative Plans."

To listen to this lecture, scroll to the Tuesday, June 22nd, 10:50 am-12:20 pm session; and select the RealAudio image or link in the gray bar to the left of the main body of text.

An older version of this lecture can be found here.

Constitutional Convention I: The Alternative Plans

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Professor Gordon Lloyd looks at the Constitutional Convention and the debate over what form the new government and its constitution should take. He examines the Virginia Plan, the revised Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan, and the Hamilton Proposal.

To listen to this lecture, scroll to the Tuesday, June 22nd, 9:00 am-10:30 am session. Then select the RealAudio text or image in the gray bar to the left of the main body text.

An older version of this lecture can be found here.

The Second Amendment

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Professor Jeffrey Sikkenga looks at the Second Amendment and its interpretation. He focuses on the 1939 U.S. Supreme Court case U.S. v. Miller, which has been interpreted as both supporting gun control and supporting the right to bear arms.

To listen to this lecture, scroll to session 12, and select the corresponding RealAudio link to the left.

Constitutional Convention III: Drafting the Constitution

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Professor Gordon Lloyd looks at the Constitutional Convention and the debate over what form the new government and its constitution should take. He examines the final Constitution arrived at. This lecture continues from the lecture "Constitutional Convention II: The Convention in Crisis."

To listen to this lecture, scroll to session six, and select the RealAudio image or text in the gray bar to the left of the main text.

Constitutional Convention II: The Convention in Crisis

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Professor Gordon Lloyd looks at the Constitutional Convention and the debate over what form the new government and its constitution should take. He examines the Connecticut Compromise. This lecture continues from the lecture "Constitutional Convention I: Debating the Virginia Plan."

To listen to this lecture, scroll to session five, and select the RealAudio image or link in the gray bar to the left of the main body of text.

James Madison's Montpelier [VA]

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The Montpelier Foundation's primary mission is to present the lasting legacy of James Madison (1751–1836) as Father of the U.S. Constitution, architect of the Bill of Rights, and fourth president of the United States. The Montpelier estate, home of Madison for the majority of his life, features the Madison mansion, historic buildings, gardens, forests, a freedman's cabin and farm, and the site of a Civil War encampment.

The Montpelier Foundation offers exhibits, an archaeological lab and sites, hands-on activities, an introductory film, guided tours of the Madison mansion, self-guided landscape tours, a variety of other thematic guided tours, limited transportation grants, and educational programming with suggested grade levels (including in-class outreach presentations).

John Peter Zenger

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This iCue Mini-Documentary introduces newspaper printer John Peter Zenger, who tested the freedom of the press long before the first amendment was written. He commited sedition against the governor, but he was acquitted by a jury which favored free speech.

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