We the People: The Foundation & Evolution of the U.S. Constitution
Framing Unity: The Justice, Liberty, and Rights Shaping the American ConstitutionBy James Madison, Helen M. Campbell, U.S. Congress, Center for Legislative Archives
Length38h 18m
About this audiobook
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, ensure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." — Preamble to the Constitution
The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme law of the United States. Empowered with the sovereign authority of the people by the framers and the consent of the legislatures of the states, it is the source of all government powers, and also provides important limitations on the government that protect the fundamental rights of United States citizens. The Constitution acted like a colossal merger, uniting a group of states with different interests, laws, and cultures. Under America's first national government, the Articles of Confederation, the states acted together only for specific purposes. The Constitution united its citizens as members of a whole, vesting the power of the union in the people. Without it, the American Experiment might have ended as quickly as it had begun.
James Madison introduced 12 amendments to the First Congress in 1789. Ten of these would go on to become what we now consider to be the Bill of Rights. One was never passed, while another dealing with Congressional salaries was not ratified until 1992, when it became the 27th Amendment. Based on the Virginia Declaration of Rights, the English Bill of Rights, the writings of the Enlightenment, and the rights defined in the Magna Carta, the Bill of Rights contains rights that many today consider to be fundamental to America.
Contents:
The Journal of the Debates in the Convention Which Framed the Constitution of the United States
Constitutional Amendment Process
Measures Proposed to Amend the Constitution
Congress Creates the Bill of Rights
Constitution
Amendments
Biographies of the Founding Fathers
Audiobook details
GenreHistory, Politics and Government
Length38 hrs 18 mins
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Publish dateJan 2, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1We the People: The Foundation & Evolution of the U.S. Constitution
86Thursday September 6. 1787. In Convention
2Creating the Constitution
87Friday September 7 1787. In Convention
3The Journal of the Debates in the Convention Which Framed the Constitution of the United States: Volume 1&2
88Saturday September 8th in Convention
4The Records of the Constitutional Convention
89Monday September 10. 1787 in Convention
5Chronology of James Madison
90Tuesday September 11. 1787. In Convention
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6Journal of the Constitutional Convention of 1787
91Wednesday September 12. 1787. In Convention
7Monday May 28
92Thursday September 13. 1787. In Convention
8Tuesday May 29
93Friday September 14th. 1787. In Convention
9Wednesday May 30
94Saturday September 15th. 1787. In Convention
10Thursday May 31
95Monday September 17. 1787. In Convention
11Friday June 1st 1787
96Amending the Constitution
12Saturday June 2d in Committee of Whole
97Constitutional Amendment Process
13Monday June 4. In Committee of the Whole
98Measures Proposed to Amend the Constitution
14Tuesday June 5. In Committee of the Whole
99Part 1: Congress Seeks Compromise on Amendments
15Wednesday June 6th in Committee of the Whole
100The House Proposes Amendments
16Thursday June 7th 1787—in Committee of the Whole
101The Senate Mark-up
17Friday June 8th in Committee of the Whole
102Part 2: Leaders of the House Debate
18Saturday June 9th Mr. Luther Martin From Maryland Took His Seat. In Committee of the Whole
103The House Debate
19Monday, June 11th Mr. Abraham Baldwin From Georgia Took His Seat. In Committee of the Whole
104The Champion of Amendments
20Tuesday June 12th in Committee of Whole
105James Madison (VA)
21Wednesday June 13. In Committee of the Whole
106Federalist Position on Amendments
22Thursday June 14. In Convention
107Roger Sherman (Ct)
23Friday June 15th 1787
108James Jackson (Ga)
24Saturday June 16. In Committee of the Whole on Resolutions Proposed by Mr. P. & Mr. R.
109Fisher Ames (Ma)
25Monday June 18. In Committee of the Whole on the Propositions of Mr. Patterson & Mr. Randolph
110Anti-federalist Position on Amendments
26Tuesday June 19th in Committee of Whole on the Propositions of Mr. Patterson
111Aedanus Burke (SC)
27Wednesday June 20. 1897. In Convention
112Thomas Tudor Tucker (SC)
28Thursday June 21. In Convention
113Elbridge Gerry (Ma)
29Friday June 22. In Convention
114Part 3: Rights and the Creation of the Constitution (1776–1789)
30Saturday June 23. In Convention
115Towards a Stable and Effective Government
31Monday, June 25. In Convention
116Crisis of the Union
32Tuesday, June 26. In Convention
117Crisis of Republicanism
33Wednesday June 27. In Convention
118Madison’s Views of the Crises
34Thursday June 28th. In Convention
119The Constitutional Convention and Individual Rights
35Friday June 29th in Convention
120State Ratification Conventions and Amendments
36Saturday June 30. 1787. In Convention
121Madison Re-examines a Bill of Rights
37Monday July 2d in Convention
122First Federal Elections
38Thursday July 5th in Convention
123Part 4. The First Federal Congress Creates the Bill of Rights
39Friday July 6th in Convention
124The First Congress
40Saturday, July 7. In Convention
125Introduction of Amendments
41Monday July 9th in Convention
126Madison’s June 8 Speech
42Tuesday July 10. In Convention
127The Opposition Responds
43Wednesday July 11. In Convention
128Referral to the Committee of Eleven
44Thursday, July 12. In Convention
129Committee of Eleven Report
45Friday, July 13. In Convention
130Debate in the Committee of the Whole
46Saturday, July 14. In Convention
131Debate in the House
47Monday, July 16. In Convention
132Senate Revision
48Tuesday July 17. In Convention
133House and Senate Conference Committee
49Wednesday July 18. In Convention
134Ratification of the Bill of Rights
50Chronology of James Madison
135Aftermath
51Journal of the Constitutional Convention of 1787
136Part 5: Resources
52Thursday July 19. In Convention
137Websites
53Friday July 20. In Convention
138PREAMBLE
54Saturday July 21 in Convention
139ARTICLE I – The Legislative Branch
55Monday July 23. In Convention
140ARTICLE II – The Executive Branch
56Tuesday July 24. In Convention
141ARTICLE III – The Judicial Branch
57Wednesday July 25. In Convention
142ARTICLE IV – The States
58Thursday July. 26. In Convention
143ARTICLE V – Amendments
59Monday August 6th. In Convention
144ARICLE VI – Debts, Supremacy, Oaths
60Tuesday August 7. In Convention
145ARTICLE VII – Ratification
61Wednesday August 8. In Convention
146AMENDMENT XI – Judicial Limits
62Thursday, August 9. In Convention
147AMENDMENT XII – Choosing the President, Vice-President
63Friday August 10. In Convention
148AMENDMENT XIII – Slavery Abolished
64Saturday August 11 in Convention
149AMENDMENT XIV – Citizenship Rights
65Monday, August 13. In Convention
150AMENDMENT XV – Race No Bar to Vote
66Tuesday Aug. 14. In Convention
151AMENDMENT XVI – Status of Income Tax Clarified
67Wednesday August 15. In Convention
152AMENDMENT XVII – Senators Elected by Popular Vote
68Thursday. August 16. In Convention
153AMENDMENT XVIII – Liquor Abolished
69Friday August 17. In Convention
154AMENDMENT XIX – Women’s Suffrage
70Saturday August 18. In Convention
155AMENDMENT XX – Presidential, Congressional Terms
71Monday August 20. In Convention
156AMENDMENT XXI – Amendment XVIII Replaced
72Tuesday August 21. In Convention
157AMENDMENT XXII – Presidential Term Limits
73Wednesday August 22. In Convention
158AMENDMENT XXIII – Presidential Vote for District of Columbia
74Thursday in Convention Aug: 23, 1787
159AMENDMENT XXIV – Poll Tax Barred
75Friday August 24. 1787. In Convention
160AMENDMENT XXV – Presidential Disability and Succession
76Saturday August 25. 1787. In Convention
161AMENDMENT XXVI – Voting Age Set to 18 Years
77Monday August 27th. 1787. In Convention
162AMENDMENT XXVII – Limiting Congressional Pay Increases
78Tuesday August 28 1787. In Convention
163Biographies of the Founding Fathers:
79Wednesday August 29th. 1787. In Convention
164John Adams
80Thursday August 30th 1787. In Convention
165Benjamin Franklin
81Friday August 31st 1787. In Convention
166Alexander Hamilton
82Saturday September 1. 1787 in Convention
167Thomas Jefferson
83Monday September 3 1787. In Convention
168George Washington
84Tuesday September 4. 1787. In Convention
169John Jay
85Wednesday September 5. 1787. In Convention
170James Madison
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