Patriot Lessons: American History and Civics (Constitution, Declaration of Independence, etc.)

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Patriot Lessons: American History and Civics (Constitution, Declaration of Independence, etc.) episodes

August 17, 2022 3/5 Clause & Taxes, Number of Representatives, Speaker of the House, & Impeachment - House of Representatives Part - Part 3 (Article I, Section 2)
Using primary sources of the Constitutional Convention Debates, the Federalist Papers, and learned treatises, learn how the 3/5th's clause affects taxes and its link to slavery. Explore the debate about how the number of Representatives for each State is determined in the House of Representatives. Discover the origin and power of the position of the Speaker of the House. Dive into the history behind the power of impeachment and why it rests with the House of Representatives.
Check out PatriotWeek.org, Judge Warren's book at www.AmericasSurvivalGuide.com, and the Save our Republic! video series on Patriot Week's YouTube Channel.
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1 hr 1 min
July 03, 2022 July 4th, 1776 & the Declaration of Independence (slightly updated)
Re-released July 4, 2022. Why do we celebrate July 4 as Independence Day when we really became a new nation on July 2, 1776? Besides Thomas Jefferson, who drafted the Declaration of Independence? What role did Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Richard Henry Lee play? What does the Declaration of Independence actually say? Listen to the entire Declaration. Produced by Patriot Week - visit PatriotWeek.org. Also check out Judge Warren’s book at www.AmericasSurvivalGuide.com.
28 min
May 29, 2022 Memorial Day - Origins, History & Meaning (replay)
Why do celebrate Memorial Day? What are its origins? How can we give it meaning? What did Pericles, Lincoln, Reagan, Douglass, and others say? Produced by Patriot Week - visit PatriotWeek.org. Also check out the upcoming Patrick Henry Dinner at PatriotWeek.org and Judge Warren’s book at www.AmericasSurvivalGuide.com.
44 min
April 03, 2022 Three Fifths Clause, Census, Apportionment, House of Representatives - Part 2 (The Constitution Article 1, Section 2)
Learn the minimum qualifications to serve in the House of Representatives. Discover how Representatives are apportioned among the States, and the establishment of the census. Explore the infamous Three Fifths Compromise/Clause (3/5 clause) in which the enslaved were considered 3/5's a person for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives - review the intense debate behind its creation and whether it was really necessary to establish the Constitution.
Check out PatriotWeek.org, Judge Warren's book at www.AmericasSurvivalGuide.com, and the Save our Republic! video series on Patriot Week's YouTube Channel. Support this podcast at: https://anchor.fm/michael-warren9
50 min
January 11, 2022 Congress - Two Houses & the House of Representatives - Part 1 (The Constitution Article 1, Section 1-2)
Learn how Article I of the Constitution vests legislative authority in the Congress. Review how the Constitution creates two Houses - the House of Representatives and the Senate. Explore the vigorous debate over the composition of the House of Representatives - that is that it would represent the People and be elected by the People as opposed to the States.
Check out PatriotWeek.org, Judge Warren's book at www.AmericasSurvivalGuide.com, and the Save our Republic! video series on Patriot Week's YouTube Channel.
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36 min
December 25, 2021 Washington Crosses the Delaware - A Christmas Tale of 1776
On December 25, 1776, George Washington and his brave troops begin to march to the nearly frozen Delaware River to attack Hessian troops encamped on the other side at Trenton, New Jersey. The times are desperate for the American cause. The high risk attack is a daring attempt to save the American Revolution from collapse. Follow Washington's troops through the winter storm, frozen river, arduous march, and pitched battle. The fate of the new nation depends on it.
Check out PatriotWeek.org, Judge Warren's book at www.AmericasSurvivalGuide.com, and the Save our Republic! video series on Patriot Week's YouTube Channel.
Support this podcast at: https://anchor.fm/michael-warren9
50 min
December 19, 2021 Common Defense, General Welfare & Blessings of Liberty
Explore the Preamble of the Constitution's purposes to "provide for common defense, promotie the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity." Learn what the Preamble's reference to "do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America" means. Further discover how the Founding Fathers thought about the need for the Constitution.
Check out PatriotWeek.org, Judge Warren's book at www.AmericasSurvivalGuide.com, and the Save our Republic! video series on Patriot Week's YouTube Channel.
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41 min
December 05, 2021 A More Perfect Union, Establishing Justice, and Ensuring Domestic Tranquility
Learn about the Constitution’s Preamble and the Constitution’s purpose to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, and ensure domestic tranquility.
Check out PatriotWeek.org, Judge Warren's book at www.AmericasSurvivalGuide.com, and the Save our Republic! video series on Patriot Week's YouTube Channel.
Support this podcast at: https://anchor.fm/michael-warren9
45 min
November 25, 2021 Thanksgiving - Origins, Meanings, Traditions, and Myths
Discover the true origins of Thanksgiving: Puritans, Pilgrims, Native Americans; colonial and revolutionary thanksgivings, fastings, and humiliations. Learn how Presidents Washington, Adams, Jefferson, FDR, LBJ, Reagan, Obama, and others commemorated it. Review its politics and recovering from JFK's assassination. Explore Sarah Hale's indispensable role in reviving the holiday, and FDR's abortive attempt to change it. And then, dive into pardons, parades, runs, the Detroit Lions, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Giving Tuesday. REMASTERED, THANKSGIVING DAY 2021.
Check out PatriotWeek.org, Judge Warren's book at www.AmericasSurvivalGuide.com, and the Save our Republic! video series on Patriot Week's YouTube Channel.
Support this podcast at: https://anchor.fm/michael-warren9
1 hr 40 min
November 21, 2021 We the People - How the Constitution's Preamble Changed Everything
Learn how the Preamble of the Constitution was drafted by Gouverneur Morris almost as an afterthought - and why the words "We the People" were included. Discover how Preamble reflected the fundamental transformation of the federal government from one based on a confederation of States under the Articles of Confederation into one based on the sovereignty of the People. Explore the vigorous opposition of this change led by Patrick Henry and others. Review how James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, James Wilson, and other supporters of the Constitution prevailed in defending the new Preamble.
Check out PatriotWeek.org, Judge Warren's book at www.AmericasSurvivalGuide.com, and the Save our Republic! video series on Patriot Week's YouTube Channel.
Support this podcast at: https://anchor.fm/michael-warren9
37 min

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Learn about American History, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, & American holidays. Gain insights about our Founding First Principles (the rule of law, unalienable rights, the…