U.S. Constitution: Foundation & Evolution (Including the Biographies of the Founding Fathers)
Founding Documents, Amendments, and Civic DebateBy James Madison, U.S. Congress, Center for Legislative Archives, Helen M. Campbell
Length38h 22m
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U.S. Constitution: Foundation & Evolution (Including the Biographies of the Founding Fathers) presents the Constitution not as a static civic artifact but as a contested, developing framework of American governance. Bringing together foundational constitutional text, legislative materials, archival context, and biographical interpretation, the volume ranges from formal political prose to explanatory historical narrative. Its attention to the Constitution's framing, institutional design, amendments, and continuing interpretation illuminates the tensions—between federal and state authority, liberty and order, representation and power—that have shaped the republic. The collection draws upon the statesmanship of James Madison, the documentary record of the U.S. Congress, the curatorial resources associated with the Center for Legislative Archives, and biographical material connected with Helen M. Campbell. These distinct sources situate the founding generation within the political culture of the Revolutionary era and the early republic, while also tracing the Constitution's emergence through debate, compromise, and legislative practice. Their convergence foregrounds both celebrated founders and the institutional processes through which constitutional government acquired durable form. Recommended for students, educators, and general readers, this volume offers an especially useful entry into American political history and constitutional studies. Its varied documents and perspectives invite readers to compare ideals with practice, personalities with institutions, and original design with historical evolution, fostering a richer dialogue about the Constitution's enduring significance.
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GenrePolitics and Government, Literary Classics
Length38 hrs 22 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
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Publish dateDec 20, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Complete Works of Theodore Roosevelt (Annotated)
2The Records of the Constitutional Convention
3Chronology of James Madison
4Journal of the Constitutional Convention of 1787
5Monday May 28
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6Tuesday May 29
7Wednesday May 30
8Thursday May 31
9Friday June 1st 1787
10Saturday June 2d in Committee of Whole
11Monday June 4. In Committee of the Whole
12Tuesday June 5. In Committee of the Whole
13Wednesday June 6th in Committee of the Whole
14Thursday June 7th 1787—in Committee of the Whole
15Friday June 8th in Committee of the Whole
16Saturday June 9th Mr. Luther Martin From Maryland Took His Seat. In Committee of the Whole
17Monday, June 11th Mr. Abraham Baldwin From Georgia Took His Seat. In Committee of the Whole
18Tuesday June 12th in Committee of Whole
19Wednesday June 13. In Committee of the Whole
20Thursday June 14. In Convention
21Friday June 15th 1787
22Saturday June 16. In Committee of the Whole on Resolutions Proposed by Mr. P. & Mr. R.
23Monday June 18. In Committee of the Whole on the Propositions of Mr. Patterson & Mr. Randolph
24Tuesday June 19th in Committee of Whole on the Propositions of Mr. Patterson
25Wednesday June 20. 1897. In Convention
26Thursday June 21. In Convention
27Friday June 22. In Convention
28Saturday June 23. In Convention
29Monday, June 25. In Convention
30Tuesday, June 26. In Convention
31Wednesday June 27. In Convention
32Thursday June 28th. In Convention
33Friday June 29th in Convention
34Saturday June 30. 1787. In Convention
35Monday July 2d in Convention
36Thursday July 5th in Convention
37Friday July 6th in Convention
38Saturday, July 7. In Convention
39Monday July 9th in Convention
40Tuesday July 10. In Convention
41Wednesday July 11. In Convention
42Thursday, July 12. In Convention
43Friday, July 13. In Convention
44Saturday, July 14. In Convention
45Monday, July 16. In Convention
46Tuesday July 17. In Convention
47Wednesday July 18. In Convention
48The Journal of the Debates in the Convention Which Framed the Constitution of the United States (Vol. 2)
49Chronology of James Madison
50Journal of the Constitutional Convention of 1787
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