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How US Government Works · Structure

The Constitution & the Federalist Papers

Why the Articles of Confederation failed, what the 1787 Convention compromised on, how the Constitution is built (7 articles, 27 amendments), and how the Federalist Papers argued it into existence.

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Prereqs: none, this is the first Law & Government lesson. Next: Separation of powers. Modeled on Khan Academy 'US government and civics' and Yale/Coursera constitutional history.
Next: 1. Why a new constitution?

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