Constitutional Convention of 1787

Lectures in History

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🗓️ 30 August 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Professor Jack Rakove talked about some of the issues debated during the Constitutional Convention of 1787, such as the number of representatives for each state and the method of presidential elections. He described the arguments put forth by James Madison and how delegates tried to reach compromises despite competing State interests. This class was from a course called “The Constitution: A Brief History.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:08.1	This week, a class on some of the issues debated during the Constitutional Convention of 1787, including arguments by James Madison.
1:11.9	It's taught by Stanford University professor Jay Rakehoff.
1:15.1	This episode was recorded in 2015.
1:19.5	And the general title for the lecture is Three Myths About the Convention,
1:23.4	and I'll explain to you to go along exactly what those myths are.
1:28.3	Let me start, though, just by picking up where we left off on Wednesday. So the main argument I was trying to make then,
1:31.3	pivots on James Madison's role as the agenda maker for the Philadelphia Convention.
1:38.3	And the particular argument I wanted to make that as Madison prepares himself for the convention
1:43.3	in the weeks just before
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