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Constitutional Chats Presented By Constituting America

Cathy Gillespie

Cathy Gillespie, and Constituting America"s Student Ambassadors – Tova Love Kaplan, Jule Gilbert and Jorne Gilbert – chat with Constitutional experts on hot-topic issues via Zoom!

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Ep. 152: The Oversight System

Constitutional Chats Presented By Constituting America ·

2023/02/10

You won’t find Congress’ oversight and investigations power in the U.S. Constitution, but it’s one of the most important tools Congress has to do its job! Through Congressional Committees and their oversight and investigations work, Congress serves as a watchdog over the executive branch and researches national issues in need of legislative solutions. Today we discuss congressional oversight and investigation history going back to the first oversight hearing in 1791 over the Battle of the Wabash, to

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Ep. 151: The Committee System

Constitutional Chats Presented By Constituting America ·

2023/02/03

Members of Congress legislate on a wide range of issues: education, energy, agricultural, space, finance, taxation, national defense, immigration, to name a few. Can we reasonably expect members to be well-versed in the particulars in each of these issues as they pertain to upcoming or pending legislation? Not likely. Enter the committee systems. Over 200 congressional committees and sub-committees exist to address these issues. We are discussing the history of these committees and how they are

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Ep. 150: Congress & The Constitution: The Leadership

Constitutional Chats Presented By Constituting America ·

2023/01/27

There are 535 members of Congress: 435 in the House and 100 in the Senate. Each member has their own priorities and agenda. With so many differing priorities, how does anything get done? Enter party leadership. Regular Constituting America viewers know the roles of a U. S. Representative and Senator, but how much do you know about the congressional leadership? There’s a Speaker of the House, House and Senate Majority and Minority leaders, Majority and Minority Whips. There’s a President Pro

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Ep. 149 - History the U.S. Senate

Constitutional Chats Presented By Constituting America ·

2023/01/20

What do you really know about the US Senate? You probably know there are 100 US Senators and they are elected every six years. And that there are two per state. But do you know why? The Senate has equal representation among the states for a reason that dates back to the Great Compromise of 1787 and is generally more prestigious than the US House of Representatives. We dive into each of these issues in today’s chat. We are pleased to have Katherine Scott, Associate Historian in the US Senate

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Ep. 148 - History the U.S. House of Representatives

Constitutional Chats Presented By Constituting America ·

2023/01/12

It’s March 1789. You’ve been elected to serve your community as a member of Congress. You arrive at Federal Hall in New York City to begin your service. You are assigned a desk and…that’s it. No office. No support staff. It’s a far cry from today where members have staff and offices in DC and in their districts. We are continuing our discussion on Congress and the Constitution by discussing the history of the House of Representatives. Who better to discuss this history than the Historian of

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Ep. 147 - Congress & The Constitution

Constitutional Chats Presented By Constituting America ·

2023/01/06

435 members from all 50 states. Elected every two years. Created by Article I of the United States Constitution. Regular listeners of our podcast will know from these facts we are talking today about our U.S. House of Representatives. What does Congress do? How does it function? How well do members of Congress know the Constitution? Today we are kicking off a new series in which we will be discussing everything related to Congress and the Constitution! To kick off this series, we are excited

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Ep. 146 - The Tenth Amendment – Reserved To The...

Constitutional Chats Presented By Constituting America ·

2022/12/15

Once again, the Founders are showing off their talent to address complex issues succinctly in the Bill of Rights with the Tenth Amendment. At just 28 words, the 10th amendment has a profound impact on the side-by-side existence of federal law and state law. Simply put, powers not delegated federally are reserved to the states. Paraphrasing Madison assuaging the concerns of the Antifederalists in Federalist No. 45, the constitutional powers of the federal government are “few and defined” while the

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Ep. 145 - The Ninth Amendment - Rights of People

Constitutional Chats Presented By Constituting America ·

2022/12/09

The Ninth Amendment is not an amendment you hear discussed too often nor is there significant caselaw regarding it. However, that in no way diminishes the importance of it. To put simply, the Ninth Amendment is a guarantee the Bill of Rights does not limit our rights to only those previously enumerated in the document. How exactly does this affect each of us? How was Madison appeasing both the Federalist and Anti-Federalists through the Ninth Amendment? Is there a difference between an

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Ep. 144 - The Eighth Amendment: Limits on Fines &...

Constitutional Chats Presented By Constituting America ·

2022/12/01

We’ve spoken before of the Founders’ penchant for brevity. The Eighth Amendment takes that habit to a new level. Just 16 words long, it still manages to codify three separate clauses related to limiting fines and punishment. Just what are these three clauses? What is the history behind the concerns regarding governmental power to punish that the Founders were alleviating and limiting? Just how important is that “and” in the cruel and unusual clause? To find out, join our weekly chat featuring

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Ep. 143 - The Seventh Amendment: Trial by Jury in...

Constitutional Chats Presented By Constituting America ·

2022/11/18

The Founding Fathers were fond of brevity in creating our constitution. While few in words and somewhat overlooked compared to some of the other amendments, the 7th Amendment is long in impact. To be succinct, the 7th Amendment guarantees civil cases can be heard and decided by a jury. Why was this needed? What concerns were the Founders alleviating? And why does it mention a $20 minimum dispute? Join returning guest Joerg Knipprath with Southwestern Law School and our brilliant student panel

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Ep. 142 - The Sixth Amendment: Right To A Speedy,...

Constitutional Chats Presented By Constituting America ·

2022/11/10

If someone is arrested in the United States, they will soon get their day in court to determine guilt or innocence, right? Imagine if that wasn’t always the case. Imagine you are arrested and the state keeps you locked up for an unspecified amount of time before going to trial. Sadly, this was reality before the Sixth Amendment. What does it say exactly? What are the six legal protections within the amendment? What constitutes a fair and speedy trial? Join this week’s chat featuring Robert

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Ep. 141 - Countdown to Bill of Rights Day–Amendment IV

Constitutional Chats Presented By Constituting America ·

2022/11/07

Regular viewers of our podcast certainly understand the role of the Bill of Rights was not so much to grant rights to citizens but to limit the actions of the federal government in curtailing an individual’s rights. That trend continues in the Fourth Amendment. It places two vital restrictions on the government: unreasonable search and seizures and warrants only with probable cause. Why is this so important? Just what exactly constitutes probable cause, reasonable suspicion and reasonable

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Ep. 140 - Countdown to Bill of Rights Day–Amendment V

Constitutional Chats Presented By Constituting America ·

2022/10/27

“I plead the 5th!” We have all heard that line before whether it was on the evening news or a legal drama TV show. It’s a legal protection pulled directly from the 5th Amendment which outlines criminal procedure and applies to federal, state and local governments. What exactly does it mean? What is a grand jury, the double jeopardy clause and the takings clause? We are excited to have Andrew Langer, President of the Institute for Liberty, returning as our guest along with our student panel as

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Ep. 139 - Countdown to Bill of Rights Day--Amendment III

Constitutional Chats Presented By Constituting America ·

2022/10/20

One might question why the 3rd Amendment was given such a lofty position behind 1st amendment protections and the right to keep and bear arms. It’s not often talked about and doesn’t drive the news cycle or inspire mass protesting. So why did The Founders codify that we do not have to quarter soldiers in our homes? What act of parliament was this amendment directly countering? And what role did the Boston Tea Party play to inspire such an amendment? Join our special guest, Hans von Spakovsky with

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Ep. 138 - Countdown to Bill of Rights Day--Amendment II

Constitutional Chats Presented By Constituting America ·

2022/10/13

The Bill of Rights are quite the exercise in brevity. Perhaps that is no more apparent than in the second amendment. 27 words is all it has. Yet those 27 words have a set off countless newspaper articles, TV segments, court cases and endless debate. Just what did The Founders intend when they wrote those 27 words? What clues in other founding documents can give us insight into their intent? Does the amendment secure gun ownership only in the context of a militia or does it guarantee private

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Ep. 137 - Countdown to Bill of Rights Day--The First...

Constitutional Chats Presented By Constituting America ·

2022/10/06

Perhaps no amendment is as hotly debated as the First Amendment, and specifically the clauses related to freedom of religion: the establishment clause and the free exercise clause. Even though none of the charges against the king outlined in the Declaration of Independence concern religion, religious liberty is the very first concern in the Bill of Rights. In the few words concerning religion, the words “separation of church and state” do not appear. That phrase comes from a letter Thomas

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Ep. 136 - Countdown to Bill of Rights Day--The First...

Constitutional Chats Presented By Constituting America ·

2022/09/29

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 speech, the First Amendment guarantees Freedom of the Press, Freedom to Peaceably Assemble, Freedom to Petition the Government for Redress of Grievances, Freedom to Practice Religion and the notion of no state-mandated religion. We are going to discuss the last two in depth next week and will focus on

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Ep. 135 - Countdown To Bill of Rights Day: History of...

Constitutional Chats Presented By Constituting America ·

2022/09/22

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 tenets of liberty and freedom we know today. But what do we know beyond that? What do we know about how it came to pass through ratification and the debate between the Federalists and Anti-federalists on this issue? And why was James Madison, one of our country’s Founders and Father of the Constitution

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Ep. 134 - Countdown to Constitution Day: Wrap...

Constitutional Chats Presented By Constituting America ·

2022/09/15

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 18th century to create such a government or the struggles endured to see it signed and ratified? The Founders believed for this experiment to succeed, the document itself wasn’t enough. The principles contained therein have to be in the heart and minds of Americans. In that way, those principles give

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Ep. 133 - Article VI & VII

Constitutional Chats Presented By Constituting America ·

2022/09/08

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, the Judiciary, the Amendment Process, the guarantee of republicanism. Article VI codified that debts incurred by the previous government would be recognized and paid back by the new government under the Constitution. Why was this important in making our new country a player on the international stage?

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