nedryun | September 8, 2009

Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention.
In this Episode:

The task of passing a Bill of Rights is undertaken.
Alexander Hamilton writes in favor in Federalist 84.
Federalists use the Bill of Rights to gain support from Anti-Federalists.
Bill of Rights inspired by John Locke, Virginia Declaration of Rights, English Declaration of Rights, among others.
The five Great [...]

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Tags: Alexander Hamilton, Anti-Federalists, Bill of Rights, Double Jeopardy, Eighth Amendment, English Declaration of Rights, Federalist 84, Federalist Papers, Federalists, Fifth Amendment, First Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Petition, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, George Mason, James Madison, James Wilson, John Locke, Magna Carta, Natural Rights, Ninth Amendment, Patrick Henry, Quartering, Right to Bear Arms, Right to Counsel, Right to Speedy Trial, Roger Sherman, Search and Seizure, Second Amendment, Self Incrimination, Seventh Amendment, Sixth Amendment, State and Local Government, Tenth Amendment, The Revolutionary War, Third Amendment, Trial by Jury, Virginia, Virginia Declaration of Rights, William Vining

nedryun | August 17, 2009

Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention.
In this Episode:

The Constitution enters the ratification phase as dictated by Article VII.
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay author the Federalist Papers to convince New York citizens to ratify the Constitution.
Anti-Federalists George Clinton and Robert Yates lobby against the Constitution in their own writings, but are [...]

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Tags: Alexander Hamilton, Anti-Federalists, Article VII, Brutus, Cato, Connecticut, Delaware, Democracy, Factions, Federalist 1, Federalist 10, Federalist 39, Federalist 51, Federalist 78, Federalist Papers, George Clinton, Georgia, James Madison, John Jay, Judicial Branch, Julius Caesar, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Publius Valerius Publicola, Ratification Debates, Republic, Rhode Island, Robert Yates, Separation of Powers, Strunk and White

nedryun | August 3, 2009

Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention.
In this Episode:

The life of Gouverneur Morris, drafter of the U.S. Constitution.
Morris’ work in New York politics.
Morris as chief advocate for the Continental Army.
Morris’ role in the Constitutional Convention.
Morris’ dealings with England and later role as Minister to France during the French Revolution.
Morris and northern secession.

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Tags: Alexander Hamilton, Articles of Confederation, Barbados, Bastille, Battle of Long Island, Bermuda, Bronx, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, Committee on Style, Constitution of New York, Continental Army, Continental Congress, Declaration of Independence, Dewitt Clinton, Duke of Leeds, Erie Canal, Federalist Papers, Federalist Party, French Revolution, Friedrich von Steuben, George Washington, Gouverneur Morris, Great Britain, Hartford Convention, Jacobites, Jamaica, James Madison, James Monroe, John Bryan, John Jay, King's College, Lewis Morris, Lord Frederick North, Louis XVI, Marquis de Condorcet, Marquis de Lafayette, Maximilien Robespierre, Nathanael Greene, New York, New York Provincial Congress, Northwest Territories, Peg Leg, Reign of Terror, Robert Morris, Roger Sherman, Rufus King, Samuel Osgood, Slavery, Staats Long Morris, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Treaty of Ghent, Treaty of Paris, Valley Forge, Versailles, War of 1812, William Constable, William Duer, William Pitt, William Samuel Johnson, William Smith

nedryun | July 20, 2009

Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention.
In this Episode:

The  development of the Judicial Branch in the Constitutional Convention.
Should the Judicial Branch be combined with the Executive Branch?
A description of the Judicial Branch in Article III and Federalist Papers.
The Judiciary Act of 1789 and Congress’ roll in forming the Judicial Branch.
Details on the original [...]

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Tags: 9 Justices, Article III, Associate Justices, Attorney General, Chief Justice, Circuit Courts, Congress, District Courts, Edmund Randolph, Elbridge Gerry, Executive Branch, Federalist 51, Federalist Papers, James Madison, James Wilson, John Dickinson, John Roberts, John Rutledge, Judicial Branch, Judicial Fiat, Judicial Review, Judiciary Act, King George III, Legislative Branch, Marbury v. Madison, Marshall, Massachusetts, Montesquieu, North Carolina, Oliver Ellsworth, Pierce Butler, President, Rhode Island, Roger Sherman, Rufus King, Senate, State Courts, Thomas Jefferson, Treaties, Tribunals, U.S. Attorney, U.S. Capitol, U.S. Supreme Court, Virginia, Virginia Plan, William Samuel Johnson

nedryun | May 11, 2009

Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention.
In this Episode:

Alexander Hamilton’s life, part one of two.
Hamilton’s early life as an orphaned and illegitimate son.
Hamilton’s time at King’s College in New York City and his growing interest in the revolution and military strategy and tactics.
Hamilton forms his own militia and later contributes significantly to several [...]

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Tags: Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, Annapolis Convention, Anti-Federalists, Articles of Confederation, Bank of New York, Battle of Long Island, Battle of Trenton, Battle of Yorktown, Charles Cornwallis, Church of England, College of New Jersey, Columbia College, Continental Army, Continental Congress, Edmund Randolph, Elizabeth Schuyler, Federalist Papers, George Clinton, George Washington, Gouverneur Morris, Hearts of Oak, Henry Knox, James Hamilton, James Madison, James Wilson, John Jay, John Lansing Jr., King's College, Little Lion, Rachel Lavian, Rhode Island, Robert Morris, Robert Yates, Samuel Seabury, Scotland, The Farmer Refuted, The Revolutionary War, Thomas Jefferson, West Indies

nedryun | February 23, 2009

Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention.
In this Episode:

James Madison, the Father of the Constitution, Part II.
Madison in the House of Representatives.
Madison, Patrick Henry and the Bill of Rights.
Madison, Thomas Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans.
Madison as Secretary of State.
The Madison Presidency and post-presidential life.

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Tags: Alexander Hamilton, Anti-Federalists, Bank of the United States, Bill of Rights, Charles Coatsworth Pinckney, Democratic-Republican Party, Dolly Madison, Federalist Papers, Federalist Party, France, George Washington, Great Britain, James Madison, Jay Treaty, Montpelier, Napoleon Bonaparte, Patrick Henry, Roger Sherman, Secretary of State, Thomas Jefferson, Virginia, War of 1812

nedryun | February 17, 2009

Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention.
In this Episode:

James Madison, the Father of the Constitution, Part I.
Madison’s formative years.
Madison’s study of republics and his criticism of the Articles of Confederation.
Madison’s notes on the Constitution.
Madison’s role in the Federalist Papers.
Madison, his home state of Virginia and his dealings with rival Patrick [...]

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Tags: Alexander Hamilton, Annapolis Convention, Anti-Federalists, Articles of Confederation, Church of England, College of New Jersey, Confederation Congress, Declaration of Religions Freedom, Dolly Madison, Edmund Randolph, Federalist Papers, Federalists, George Washington, History of the Constitutional Convention, House of Representatives, James Madison, John Jay, John Witherspoon, Mount Vernon Conference, Notes on the Constitutional Convention, Patrick Henry, Phillip Freneau, Publius, U.S. Constitution, Virginia, Virginia Plan