This is the first episode in our series on the principles of the Constitution as part of our Civil Discourse: An American Legacy Toolkit.. Dr. Lester Brooks, American history professor emeritus from Anne Arundel Community College, explains why a new Constitution was needed when the Articles of Confederation proved inadequate.
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Civil Discourse: An American Legacy is funded under the 2022 Leonore Annenberg Civic Mission of the Nation Initiative, sponsored by the Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics. LAIC is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.
60-Second Civics, Episode 5151: June 11, 2024 (a rebroadcast of Episode 4901, June 12, 2023)
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