Revolutionary State Constitutions

We the People by National Constitution Center

Apr 23, 202661:10News & Politics

In this episode, scholars Nicholas Cole and Robert Williams examine how American constitutional democracy is rooted in the crafting of Revolutionary-era state constitutions. Beginning in May 1776, Americans gave independ...

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