nedryun | July 13, 2009

Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: The debate over the Executive Branch. Should there be one executive or a council of executives? Debates over terms, length of service and the executives relationship to the Congress. A discussion on the Electoral College and its roll in the 1800 and 2000 [...]

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Tags: 12th Amendment, 1800 Presidential Election, 2000 Presidential Election, Alexander Hamilton, Commander in Chief, Committee on Detail, Congress, Edmund Randolph, Electoral College, Executive Branch, George Mason, George Washington, Gouverneur Morris, Gunning Bedford, House of Representatives, Hugh Williamson, James Madison, James McClurg, James Wilson, John Dickinson, John Rutledge, Judicial Branch, Kansas, King George III, Legislative Branch, Luther Martin, National Executive Committee, National Legislature, President, President of the United States, Rhode Island, Roger Sherman, Rufus King, Slavery, Two-Party System, U.S. Constitution, U.S. Supreme Court, Veto, Virginia Plan, Winner-take-all

nedryun | June 29, 2009

Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: The Constitutional Convention and slavery, part two. Connecticut and South Carolina continue to work together to prevent prohibitions of slave imports and taxes on exports. Various delegates provides their views. The similarities between the Constitutional Convention language on slavery and the Northwest Ordinance. [...]

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Tags: 3/5 Compromise, Abraham Baldwin, Census, Charles Pinckney, Committee on Detail, Confederation Congress, Connecticut, Florida, Fugitive Slave Clause, George Mason, Georgia, Gouverneur Morris, James Madison, James Wilson, John Adams, John Dickinson, John Rutledge, Luther Martin, Navigation Acts, North Carolina, Northwest Ordinance, Oliver Ellsworth, Roger Sherman, Rufus King, Slave Importation, Slavery, South Carolina, Spain, U.S. Constitution