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."

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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.

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Professor Gordon Lloyd follows the early history of the United States from 1776 to 1787, focusing on the forms of government that were established to try to realize the sentiments expressed in the Declaration of Independence.

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Dr. Charles Kesler traces the history of liberalism in the U.S., looking at its origins in progressivism and its opposition to conservatism.

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Professors Ronald J. Pestritto and Lance Robinson explore political progressive thought in relation to the U.S. party system. They compare and contrast the views of Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, and progressive author Herbert Croly and the reforms of the party system each suggested.

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Professors Ronald J. Pestritto and Lance Robinson explore the history of political progressivism and the U.S. Supreme Court. They examine what progressives have defined as the ideal role of the judicial system, as well as Court decisions that have been in line with this role. They look at writings including those of Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt.

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Professor Lance Robinson explores Theodore Roosevelt's political progressive beliefs, especially on voting reform and direct democracy. He also looks at the writings of progressive author Herbert Croly.

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Professor Ronald J. Pestritto examines the political progressive beliefs of Woodrow Wilson, focusing on Wilson's views on the appropriate function of legislature in government and his suggested reforms for Congress.

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Professor Lance Robinson explores Theodore Roosevelt's political progressive beliefs and looks at what sources may have influenced his development of these ideas. Robinson looks at John Dewey's Liberalism and Social Action as a possible influence.

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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.

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