ARP361 Bill of Rights: First Draft

American Revolution Podcast

Michael Troy

Education, History

4.6 • 938 Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Between late 1788 and early James Madison goes from being a leading opponent of a bill of rights, to its chief advocate. He introduces his proposed bill of rights into Congress only a few months into the first session. Blog ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ includes a complete transcript, as well as more resources related to this week's episode. Book Recommendation of the Week: James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights, by Richard Labunski Online Recommendation of the Week: Madison’s Consistency on the Bill of Rights: https://nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/madisons-consistency-on-the-bill-of-rights Ask your American Revolution Podcast questions on Quora: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amrevpod.quora.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow the podcast on X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AmRevPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the podcast mail list: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ARP T-shirts and other merch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://merch.amrevpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support this podcast on Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or via PayPal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:45.8	This week, episode 361, drafting the Bill of Rights.
0:50.7	Last week, we covered the Senate's top priority, the Judiciary Act.
0:55.1	This week, we look at the main focus of the House of Representatives during its first session,
1:00.3	amending the Constitution to include a Bill of Rights.
1:04.4	By far, the biggest complaint following the Constitution was that the proposed Constitution
1:09.0	did not have a Bill of Rights.
1:11.4	A majority of state ratifying conventions focused on this point and demanded that one be added.
1:17.6	Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Virginia, and New York, all explicitly called for a Bill of Rights.
1:24.3	The Federalists in those states could only fight to make them suggestions rather than
1:29.3	mandatory in order to get the Constitution ratified. North Carolina and Rhode Island
1:34.8	still refused to ratify the Constitution, and part of their complaint at least was the
1:40.3	lack of a Bill of Rights. Pennsylvania, which had ratified early and unconditionally,
1:45.4	went on to hold an unofficial convention before the ratifying conventions in other states were
1:51.1	complete, and this group also called for a Bill of Rights. The concept of a Bill of Rights had become
1:57.6	an ancient bulwark of freedom in English history. The Magna Carta of
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