Chapters
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Madison's Letter to Washington
01:31 • 2min
The Story of the US Constitution
03:25 • 2min
The Secret Sauce of the Constitution
05:16 • 2min
The Seven Articles of Ratification
07:10 • 2min
The Importance of James Madison in the Constitution
08:44 • 2min
Madison's Decision to Retire From Public Life After the Revolution
10:14 • 2min
The Virginia Plan
11:46 • 2min
The Reaction to the Articles of Confederation
13:22 • 2min
The Excess of Democracy in the Constitution
14:57 • 2min
The Dangers of Granting a Federal Government More Power
16:32 • 4min
The Virginia Plan: A Strong National Government That Could Make and Enforce Laws and Collect Taxes
20:08 • 2min
The Great Compromise
21:45 • 2min
The Three-Fist Compromise
23:26 • 2min
The History of Slavery in the United States
25:00 • 2min
The Three Fifths Compromise
26:53 • 2min
The Argument for Union in the War of 1812
28:24 • 2min
The Legacy of the 3-5th Compromise
30:09 • 2min
The Electoral College and the Slavery Trade
31:54 • 2min
The American Constitution and the Amendment Clause
33:25 • 2min
The Amendment Clause of the Constitution of the United States
35:15 • 2min
Ben Franklin's Final Statement to the Convention
37:15 • 3min