Ep. 136 - Countdown to Bill of Rights Day--The First Amendment, Part I
When someone refers to the First Amendment, they are often referring to freedom of speech. Are you aware that there are actually 6 enumerated freedoms protected in the First Amendment? Along with sp...
29 Sep 202256min
Ep. 135 - Countdown To Bill of Rights Day: History of the Bill of Rights!
We are kicking off a new series today focusing on the Bill of Rights. Hopefully we all know the Bill of Rights are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution and enshrine some of the most basic tene...
22 Sep 202255min
Ep. 134 - Countdown to Constitution Day: Wrap up-Fixing Lack Of Constitutional Knowledge In The U.S.
It's been called "The Miracle at Philadephia." Though most of us, we hope, know our Constitution was an experiment in self-government, do we really understand how revolutionary it was in the late 18t...
15 Sep 202254min
Ep. 133 - Article VI & VII
Buckle up, we are going to cover a lot of ground today! As we have learned, the grand structures of our government were created in earlier articles in the US Constitution: Congress, the Presidency, t...
8 Sep 202254min
Ep. 132 - Article V - Amending The Constitution
Through Articles, 1-4, The Constitution gives us three branches of government and guarantees republicanism to the states. Should we later desire an amendment to the Constitution, how would that happen...
2 Sep 202254min
Ep. 131 - Article IV - Guaranteeing A Republic
If you've been following our discussion over the last few weeks about each article of the U.S. Constitution, you know the Founders created the legislative, executive and federal judiciary with Article...
25 Aug 202255min
Ep. 130 - Article III - The Size of the Supreme Court
The Constitution creates the federal judiciary in Article III, but did you know it does not actually give a specific number of Supreme Court Justices we are to have? Throughout our country's history,...
18 Aug 202255min
Ep. 129 - Article III - The Judicial Branch
Did you know Article 3 of the U.S. Constitution, which creates the federal judiciary, has its roots in the Declaration of Independence? That's right. Among the charges Thomas Jefferson cited for ind...
11 Aug 202253min
