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A New Birth of Freedom
Constitution Thursday - September 20, 2013 01:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsConstitution Thursday (and Afternoons Live) come to an end as Dave recaps four years of Constitutoin Thursday and looks to the future
The Anti-Federalist Argument
Constitution Thursday - September 13, 2013 01:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsDespite the proposed Constitution's positives, there were those who argued that it would be a mistake to adopt such a government. They were the "Anti-Federalists," and they included many well known Patriots. Dave & John look at the Anti-Federalist Arguments against the Constitution
Union
Constitution Thursday - September 06, 2013 01:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsDespite what some believe, the actual purpose of the Constitution was to preserve the Union. Without it, none of the social ills or problems would have been solved. Without Union, the nation would not survive. Article VII bears the signatures of some of the greatest men who ever lived who attest ...
The Supreme Law
Constitution Thursday - August 30, 2013 01:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsArticle VI of the US Constittuon says that the Constitution is the supremem law. What does that mean? Dave & John look at Article VI
A Texas Sized Mess
Constitution Thursday - August 23, 2013 01:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsDuring the Civil War, Texas decides to sell the bonds they got from the US Government when they became a State. The problem is that the Governor refused to sign off on the idea, and the bonds didn't really belong to the Confederate Government in Texas. Dave & John trace the bonds and the relation...
West "By Gawd" Virginia
Constitution Thursday - August 16, 2013 01:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe admission of a new State into the Union is an exciting moment. Unless, you happen to be in the middle of a Civil War, and the State in question is being carved out of another State which may.. or may not... have given its permission. Dave & John look at the adding of new States tot he Union a...
Irene Morgan's Ride
Constitution Thursday - August 09, 2013 01:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsLong before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a city bus, Irene Morgan took her bus ride across State lines and into civil rights history and helped change the nation. Dave and John learn about her bus trip as they look at Article IV Section 2
Our Great Friends at the CA Franchise Tax Board
Constitution Thursday - August 02, 2013 01:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsAn inventor runs into some issues between the jurisictions of at least two States. Dave & John delve into Article IV Section 1 to see how this is all supposed to work out.
The $1Million Stripper
Constitution Thursday - July 26, 2013 01:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsDave & John continue their look at Article III and the Judicial Branch of the Federal Government. When a stripper turned nightclub owner gets her money taken away, what will the Courts do?
The Judiciary
Constitution Thursday - July 19, 2013 01:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsDave & John start their look into Article III of the US Constitution and the Judicial Branch of the Federal Government
No... The *Other* Nixon
Constitution Thursday - July 03, 2013 01:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsDave & John look at Article 2, Sections 3 and 4
The Sino-American Defense Treaty
Constitution Thursday - June 28, 2013 02:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsDave & John take a look at Article 2 and Treaties with other nations
Make War, Not Love
Constitution Thursday - June 14, 2013 01:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsDave & John explore the War powers of the Commander and Chief in Article 2 Section 2
BONUS: You Have the Right To Remain Silent
Constitution Thursday - June 14, 2013 01:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsDave & John take a detour into the 5th Amendment and your right to remain silent
Winston Guest for President?
Constitution Thursday - June 07, 2013 01:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsDave & John look at the issue of who is elegible to be President
The Principles of '98
Constitution Thursday - May 28, 2013 17:17 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsNot long after the ratification of the Constitution, the new Congress decided that it was already tired of being criticized and complained about. Solution? Just pass laws banning such criticism, right? What a second... Dave and John look at Article 1, the separation of powers and The Principles o...
Let's Elect a President
Constitution Thursday - May 24, 2013 01:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsDave & John look at the process to elect a President
As Powerful as Louis XIV
Constitution Thursday - May 17, 2013 01:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsDave & John look at the Executive and what its powers were intended to be versus what they have become in Article 2 Section 1 The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.
The Hanging of Captain Henry Gale
Constitution Thursday - May 10, 2013 01:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsShay's Rebellion and it's influence on Article 1 Section 10 of the US Constitution. Considered one of the most intense and best episode of Constitution Thursday, Dave & John view the rebellion through the events of the life of Captain Henry Gale, who was sentenced to death for his role in the reb...
The Cornerstone of Republican Government
Constitution Thursday - May 03, 2013 01:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe idea banning of Titles of Nobility by the Constitution is "the cornerstone" of republican government. Dave & John look at the Emoluments clause of Article 1 Section 9
The English Civil War
Constitution Thursday - April 26, 2013 01:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe English Civil war sets the stage for the Framers to outline how to handle export duties, Port preferences and Appropriations. Dave & John look at Article 1 section 9
CISPA & Direct Taxes
Constitution Thursday - April 19, 2013 01:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe CISPA law has many people on edge and Dave & John have question about it and riect taxes as outlined in the Constitution Article 1 Section 9
BONUS: The Case of the Bong Smoking Lesbian Kissing Republican State Representative
Constitution Thursday - April 17, 2013 01:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsA GOP Politician gets into hot water when she is outed smoking a bong, kissing a girl and liking it. But what about that there 1st Amendment? Dave & John take a look at the matter
Herod the Great
Constitution Thursday - April 12, 2013 01:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsDave & John look at the writ of habeus corpus, bill of attainders and ex post facto laws.
John van Zandt
Constitution Thursday - April 05, 2013 01:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn 1847 a n Ohio abolutionist challenges the Consitutionality after he helps slaves escape from the south and is sued by the Slaveowners.
The Heart of Atlanta
Constitution Thursday - March 28, 2013 01:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsA hotel in downtown Atlanta tests the powers of Congress to protect the rights of Individuals. Dave & John wrap up the look at the Powers of Congress.
McCullough v Maryland
Constitution Thursday - March 22, 2013 01:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe State of Maryland decides to test the powers of Congress and the relationship between the Stats and the Federal government. Dave & John continue their look at Article 1 and the Powers of Congress
Taxes, Representation & Dependance
Constitution Thursday - March 08, 2013 01:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsDave & John begin the look at the Powers of Congress, including taxation
I'm Just a Bill
Constitution Thursday - March 08, 2013 01:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsDave's all time favorite School House Rock song takes the boys intot he process of how a bill becomes a law
Bonus: Turn In Your Friends
Constitution Thursday - March 05, 2013 01:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★ - 6 ratingsA lawsuit is settled over halal food at a McDonalds. But was it really about food or was it about the 1st amendment? Dave & John take a look at what happens when attempts to silence free speech over religious issues clash.
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