11 episodes
Painless Primary Docs Painless Primary Docs
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Primary documents that are edited to make them easier to understand.
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Sherman's Letter to Governor Huntington about the New Constitution
A letter that Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth wrote to the governor of Connecticut informing him of some of the powers given to Congress by the new constitution.
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George Mason's Speech Against the Federal Government's Power to Tax.
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George Mason explains his concerns about the taxing power given to the new central government created by the Constitution. -
Jefferson to Cartwright June 5, 1824
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A letter from Jefferson to his friend about various topics. -
Brutus XI - The Supreme Court is too Powerful
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Brutus discusses the powers of the Supreme Court in the proposed constitution. He explains how he thinks the court is too powerful. The title "The Court is Too Powerful" is not his actual title, but one I added. -
Lincoln's First Inaugural Address - Lincoln Tries to Convince the South to Stay in the Union
An edited and simplified version of President Lincoln's First Inaugural Address.
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Federalist 38, "The Incoherence of the Objections to the Constitution"
Madison analyzes some of the objections to the Constitution.