History and the Highway with Stan Ellsworth

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DON’T TREAD ON ME: THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION -Causes of discontent from French and Indian war

FIRE IT UP: LEXINGTON AND CONCORD -Causes continued from Boston port closure to Declaration.

IN A WORD: THE DECLARATION - the Declaration of Independence that is!!

THE DO-OVER: THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

THE FIGHT FOR FEDERALISM- arguments for and against ratification of the Constitution

The More Perfect Union

REPRESENT! the Legislature: Article 1

HE’S THE MAN! the Presidency :Article 2,

BLACK ROBES: the Federal Courts: Article 3,

1791: THE BILL OF RIGHTS- the “big” compromise; our unalienable rights enumerated

THE HEART OF THE MATTER: AMENDMENTS 1 AND 2, free men free minds

BINDING THE BEAST: AMENDMENTS 3 THROUGH 8 , a free society

POWER TO THE PEOPLE: AMENDMENTS 9 AND 10 , where the power lies

THE GROUND RULES: Making Sense of it All

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT: Trust, but Verify

FORESIGHT AND FOLLY: The Story of Executive Action

CRUNCH TIME: Constitutional Crisis of the Past

Situation Critical: A New Birth of "Federalsim"

WINDS OF CHANGE: Two Steps Forward and Three Steps Back

HARD TIMES: The Constitution and the “New Deal”

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