ARP362 Debating the Bill of Rights

American Revolution Podcast

Michael Troy

Education, History

4.6 • 938 Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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James Madison struggles to get a Bill of rights through Congress. The federalists think it is a waste of time and want to delay it. The anti-federalists think it does not go far enough, and want a second constitutional convention. 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: ⁠ Origins of the Bill of Rights, by Leonard Levy Online Recommendation of the Week: Congress Creates a Bill of Rights https://www.archives.gov/legislative/resources/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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0:48.2	Hello, and thank you for joining the American Revolution.
0:53.2	This week, episode 362, debating the Bill of Rights.
0:56.8	Now, last week, we covered the conversion of James Madison from his opposition to a Bill of Rights to its main author.
1:01.4	We left off with Madison preparing a proposed Bill of Rights
1:04.6	to introduce into the Congress.
1:07.6	I also published a bonus episode midweek
1:10.0	where I read Madison's complete list of
1:13.0	proposed changes in full word for word. Although Madison worked on the exact wording of his
1:18.7	proposed amendments on his own, he expected that there would be changes, but he didn't expect
1:24.6	much controversy over passing something.
1:30.7	After all, these were fundamental principles of a free government that were pretty much accepted as consensus.
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