8 Foundational Docs and 7 Book Excerpts.
The Declaration of Independence
Carl Becker, Chapter 1, “Declaration of Independence”
Becker, Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence (The Doc)
The Articles of Confederation
Merrill Jensen, The Dickinson Draft of the Confederation,” from The Articles of Confederation
Jensen, Dickinson Draft, from Articles of Confederation
Articles of Confederation (The Doc)
The U.S. Constitution (Articles I—VII)
National Archives, “A More Perfect Union”
Bowen, Great Debate and Who Shall Ratify, from Miracle at Philadelphia
Kim Whele. “The Basics: Each Branch has a Job Description—and Two Bosses,” from How to Read the Constitution and Why.
Whele, THe Basics, from How to Read Const. & Why
U.S. Constitution (The Doc)
Federalist and Antifederalist Papers
Middle Tenn State University on Federalists
Constitution Center on Antifederalists
Ketchum, Intro, Anti-Federalist Papers
Chernow, Publius abridged, from Hamilton
Federalist 10 | Federalist 51 | Federalist 70 | Federalist 78 | Brutus 1 (The Docs)
10, 51, 79, 78 In Modern Language and Brutus I Abridged
CANCEL THE FINAL READING on teh BILL OF RIGHTS listed below and on the paper handout. I’m leaving these as struck through, as we will read them a few days after school starts.
The Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10)
American Civil Liberties Union
Richard Labunski, “Madison Introduces the Bill of Rights,” from James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights
Labunski, Madison Intros Bill of Rights, from JM and BoR
The 8 Documents