Podcast appearances and mentions of Virginia Plan

The Constitutional Convention got off to a rocky start, beginning nearly two weeks after the planned start date. Not enough states showed up until then. Delegates spent the first few days electing officers for the Convention. They unanimously selected Washington to preside. They also created rules for the Convention. Finally, Virginia introduced its Virginia Plan to begin the actual debate. Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as more resources related to this week's episode. Book Recommendation of the Week: Decision in Philadelphia: The Constitutional Convention of 1787, by Christopher Collier (or borrow at archive.org) Online Recommendation of the Week: Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787, by James Madison: https://archive.org/details/notesofdebatesin00unit Join American Revolution Podcast on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AmRevPodcast Ask your American Revolution Podcast questions on Quora: https://amrevpod.quora.com Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271 Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast Join the podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy  ARP T-shirts and other merch: http://tee.pub/lic/AmRevPodcast Support this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast or via PayPal http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

fWotD Episode 2860: James Madison Welcome to Featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia’s finest articles.The featured article for Tuesday, 4 March 2025 is James Madison.James Madison (March 16, 1751 [O. S. March 5, 1750] – June 28, 1836) was an American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. Madison was popularly acclaimed the "Father of the Constitution" for his pivotal role in drafting and promoting the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights.Madison was born into a prominent slave-owning planter family in Virginia. In 1774, strongly opposed to British taxation, Madison joined with the Patriots. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates and the Continental Congress during and after the American Revolutionary War. Dissatisfied with the weak national government established by the Articles of Confederation, he helped organize the Constitutional Convention, which produced a new constitution designed to strengthen republican government against democratic assembly. Madison's Virginia Plan was the basis for the convention's deliberations. He became one of the leaders in the movement to ratify the Constitution and joined Alexander Hamilton and John Jay in writing The Federalist Papers, a series of pro-ratification essays that remain prominent among works of political science in American history. Madison emerged as an important leader in the House of Representatives and was a close adviser to President George Washington. During the early 1790s, Madison opposed the economic program and the accompanying centralization of power favored by Secretary of the Treasury Hamilton. Alongside Thomas Jefferson, he organized the Democratic–Republican Party in opposition to Hamilton's Federalist Party. Madison served as Jefferson's Secretary of State from 1801 to 1809, during which time he helped convince Jefferson to submit the Louisiana Purchase Treaty for approval by the Senate.Madison was elected president in 1808. Motivated by a desire to acquire land held by Britain, Spain, and Native Americans, and after diplomatic protests with a trade embargo failed to end British seizures of American-shipped goods, Madison led the United States into the War of 1812. Although the war ended inconclusively, many Americans viewed it as a successful "second war of independence" against Britain. Madison was re-elected in 1812. The war convinced Madison of the necessity of a stronger federal government. He presided over the creation of the Second Bank of the United States and the enactment of the protective Tariff of 1816. By treaty or through war, Native American tribes ceded 26 million acres (11 million ha) of land to the United States during Madison's presidency.Retiring from public office at the end of his presidency in 1817, Madison returned to his plantation, Montpelier, where he died in 1836. Madison was a slave owner; he freed one slave in 1783 to prevent a slave rebellion at Montpelier but did not free any in his will. Historians regard Madison as one of the most significant Founding Fathers of the United States, and have generally ranked him as an above-average president, although they are critical of his endorsement of slavery and his leadership during the War of 1812. Madison's name is commemorated in many landmarks across the nation, with prominent examples including Madison Square Garden, James Madison University, the James Madison Memorial Building, the capitol city of Wisconsin, and the USS James Madison.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:07 UTC on Tuesday, 4 March 2025.For the full current version of the article, see James Madison on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm neural Kendra.

It's 1787 and you are a delegate to the Constitutional Convention.  You represent a midsize state and arriving 3 days late, you encounter James Madison's Virginia Plan to allocate representation among the states proportionally.  You realize how this would be a detriment to smaller states who are needed to ratify the Constitution.  What do you do?  You are Roger Sherman from Connecticut and you draft the Connecticut Compromise which allocates representation in the lower chamber based on population but guarantees equal state representation in the upper chamber.  Why was this necessary and what other provisions did it entail?  To answer these questions, we are pleased welcome Mark David Hall, Professor in the Robertson School of Government at Regent University and scholar on early America.

Learn how the mode of selecting the President was the result of a hard fought and contentious Constitutional Convention debate, resulting in the adoption of Article II, Section 1 of the United States Constitution. Review that the idea of a popular, nationwide election was rejected because, among other things, there were serious concerns that the public would not have sufficient information, and the public would be swayed by bias to local candidates, passion, and celebrity. Understand that the idea of a Congressional election of the President was rejected because, among other things, of grave concerns about the independence of the President, as well as formation of cabals and corruption. The electoral college was intended to mediate the passions of the people as well as the dangers of elections by Congress by creating an independent body, whose sole function was to select the best candidate. Review how electors are chosen is determined by the Legislature of each state. Each State has the number of electors equal to the number of representatives in the House of Representatives and Senators. Learn the mistakes the Founding Fathers made in connection with the Presidential Election (for example, having the runner-up become Vice President) - and how paralyzed the nation during the election of 1800. The President and Vice President now run as a slate, and electors cast one vote for each. A person receiving an outright majority of electors becomes President and Vice President respectively. Otherwise, the House of Representatives chooses the President, selecting from the top three vote getters. Each State has one vote, chosen by a majority of its representatives. A similar process works for the Vice President, but he or she is chosen by the Senate out of the top two vote getters. Originally, most electors were chosen directly by the legislatures of the States. Over time, States determined to select their electors by popular election, with 48 of the 50 States choosing a winner takes all system. Highlights include James Madison, Constitutional Convention, George Washington, Articles of Confederation, Founding Fathers, Congress, Edmund Randolph, the Virginia Plan a/k/a Randolph Resolutions a/k/a Randolph Plan, the President, Abraham Baldwin, William Paterson, New Jersey Plan a/k/a Paterson Resolves a/k/a Paterson Plan, American Revolution, James Wilson, George Mason, Gouverneur Morris, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman, Charles Pinckney, Elbridge Gerry, Alexander Hamilton, Hugh Williamson, John Dickinson, Luther Martin, Oliver Ellsworth,  Caleb Strong, Jonathan Blearly, Blearly Committee, Max Farrand, Abraham Baldwin, John Jay, Federalist Papers (Federalist Paper No. 39, Federalist Paper No. 48), Anti-Federalist Papers, presidential electors, United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, North Carolina Ratifying Convention, James Iredell, United States Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story, A Familiar Exposition of The Constitution of the United States, Aaron Burr, Vice President, Presidential Election of 1800, James A. Bayard, the Revolution of 1800, United States Constitution Article II, Section 1, 12th Amendment, Presidential Election of 1788, Presidential Election of 1792, electoral votes, Presidential Election of 1824, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Presidential Election of 1876, President Rutherford B. Hayes, Samuel Tilden, Presidential Election of 2000, President George W. Bush, Vice President Al Gore, Election of 2016, President Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, 23rd Amendment, National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, Chiafalot v Washington (2020), 10th Amendment, Justice Clarence Thomas, Justice Neil Gorsuch, and many others. To learn more about the President and elections & Patriot Week, visit www.PatriotWeek.org. Our resources include videos, a TV series, blogs, lesson plans, and more. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michael-warren9/support

Imagine a United States where a national government holds almost absolute power over the states, with the authority to veto any state law and even send in troops to enforce its will. This was the audacious vision of James Madison, the man we know as the "Father of the Constitution." But the Constitution we have today is far different from the Virginia Plan he originally drew up. The post James Madison's Shocking Plan: A Blueprint for Total Control first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

On the 17th anniversary of the Virginia Tech shooting that killed 32 people, Virginia's two senators have introduced legislation that aims to reduce gun violence nationally. The Virginia Plan to Reduce Gun Violence Act would mandate the reporting of lost and stolen firearms, prevent children from accessing guns and implement a one-handgun-a-month policy. The latter would be designed to curtail the stockpiling and trafficking of firearms, according to Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine. The act also would require gun owners to report any lost or stolen firearms to a local law enforcement agency within 48 hours. "Too many Americans,...Article LinkSupport the show

Chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative tells us what the "Virginia Plan" is and why it's taking the country by storm!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills.” United States Constitution, Article I, Section 7 Review the origins and debate over Article I, Section 7 of the United States Constitution, which provides that any bill raising revenue must originate in the House of Representatives. These bills were often referred to as “money bills” and this clause today is often referred to as the “Origination Clause.” This provision addresses the authority of the federal government to tax, as well as to raise revenues and funds from other sources. Article I, Section 7 ensures that taxation and similar means of raising money must first be proposed by the House of Representatives — which is composed of the most immediate representatives of the People. The Origination Clause preserves the keystone of “no taxation without representation.” The Senate has the authority to amend or concur in amendments to such bills, just like any other bill. This ensures the wisdom and experience of the Senate can influence these important matters, without allowing them to cower or coerce the House, and prevents an aristocracy from taking hold. Highlights include the Constitutional Convention, House of Representatives, Senate, Governor Edmund Randolph, Flag Day, Virginia Plan a/k/a Randolph Plan a/k/a Randolph Resolutions, Articles of Confederation, William Paterson, New Jersey Plan a/k/a Paterson Resolutions a/k/a Paterson Plan, Elbridge Gerry, Declaration of Independence, Sugar Act, Stamp Act, taxation without representation, Pierce Butler, French and Indian War a/k/a the Seven Years War, First Continental Congress, British Constitution, James Madison, House of Commons, Rufus King, George Read, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Roger Sherman, Charles Pinckney, James Wilson, Oliver Ellsworth, Robert Yates, Benjamin Franklin, Gunning Bedford, Luther Martin, George Mason, William Davie, John Rutledge, Abraham Baldwin, Grand Compromise, Gouverneur Morris, Hugh Williamson, Bastille Day, House of Lords, Federalist Papers, Anti-Federalist Papers, Federalist Paper No. 58, Federalist Paper No. 66, Tench Coxe, Civis Rusticus (Simple Citizen), James Iredell, North Carolina Ratifying Convention, and more. To learn more about the Constitution & Patriot Week, visit www.PatriotWeek.org. Our resources include videos, a TV series, blogs, lesson plans, and more. Read the entire original, unamended Constitution here: https://patriotweek.org/2021/07/27/the-original-constitution-september-17/ Check out Judge Michael Warren's book America's Survival Guide, How to Stop America's Impending Suicide by Reclaiming Our First Principles and History at www.AmericasSurvivalGuide.com, amazon, or other major on-line retailers. Join us! SUPPORT: Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michael-warren9/support [donations go the nonprofit, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) Patriot Week Foundation] --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michael-warren9/support

Perhaps the best known Framer/Founder these days is Alexander Hamilton. But, as the case may be, not for the reasons for which he would have liked to had remembered or had sung about in a Broadway musical. Hamilton had been one of the men who had pushed hard for the Philadelphia Convention. He had also fully expected to be one of its leaders (a story oddly absent from the musical). What he had not expected was to be a third wheel on the New York delegation, constantly thwarted by the duo of Clinton supporters who disagreed with him on pretty much everything, putting New York firmly in the camp of the small States who were opposing the Virginia Plan. This week, he makes the fateful decision to do something about his inability to get any points across. He will give a four hour speech (again, not in the musical) which will all but end his career… --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plausibly-live/message

As the summer begins to warm the streets of Philadelphia, the temperatures inside the State House begin to rise. While most believe that the convention delegates are “united,” the truth is much, much darker. The “small” States are horrified at the Virginia Plans implications. They see it as nothing less than their compete and utter annihilation. In fact, the ONLY unity among the delegates, is a willingness to allow for a delay in approving the Virginia Plan so as to hear and debate other plans. There are two such plans are now on the table. South Carolina's plan is being openly ignored by pretty much everyone, while Patterson of New Jersey proposes the only realistic counter to the Virginians. While the New Jersey plan would save the Union and keep the smaller States happy, it has a major legal problem. As the debate intensifies, the anger and animosity explodes into pointed and frank exclamations. As Gouverneur Morris slaps Washington on the back in joy over winning an apparent debate point (against Hamilton),  Elbridge Gerry will write, “unless a system of government is adopted by Compact, Force, I expect will plant the standard…” --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plausibly-live/message

The Virginian's introduce their plan for a new National Government, which officially shocks the Convention since they believed (officially) that they were there only to revise and amend the Articles of Confederation. The Convention adjourns to the Committee of the Whole – which is the same people, in the same room with the same purpose as the Convention but without General Washington sitting on the dais. So who is in charge of the discussion and debates that will begin with the Virginia Plan and end up with what we know so well as our Government? He was the 14th President of the United States, and he died in disgrace and failure. But for the moment, he is the man who is so well respected that he is chosen to lead the Committee of the Whole in its important work. His name is Nathaniel Gorham. He will control the discussions of The Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan (and eventually the Connecticut Compromise) in the first days of the Convention. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plausibly-live/message

While most people recognize that the Constitution created a much more “energetic” system than under the Articles of Confederation, few know that early plans during the convention, like James Madison's Virginia Plan, would have set up a system much closer to the unlimited power of the British that the revolutionaries fought to free themselves from. The post The Virginia Plan: Blueprint for Unlimited Power first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

This week the Constitutional Convention begins with Madison proposing The Virginia Plan.

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine wants to bring gun control legislation passed by the Virginia General Assembly in 2020 to a national level; Authorities have been investigating the possible drownings of two women, who went missing during a float trip down the James River on Memorial Day weekend; The state is investigating the City of Petersburg's fire department after allegations were raised by the local firefighter's union; and other local news stories.

In this week's episode of Let's Get Civical, Lizzie and Arden investigate the Virginia Plan! Join them to find out what it proposed, why the New Jersey planned was proposed in response, and how it all led to the Great Compromise!  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @letsgetcivical, @lizzie_the_rock_stewart, and @ardenjulianna. Or visit us at letsgetcivical.com for all the exciting updates! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 4: The Virginia Plan

This is the third of several episodes on the creation, ratification, and implementation of the Constitution of the United States. In this episode we will examine the opening stages of the Constitutional Convention. We will look at James Madison's long preparation process, the venue in which the deliberations took place, and the nature and character of the 55 delegates. Lastly, we will examine the three major plans for the new national government: the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan, and the Hamilton Plan.

-- By The Founding Fathers -- The newly founded nation was held together by stitches, under the Articles of Confederation, until the ratification of the U.S. Constitution in 1788. Representatives from the states argued for months over the terms in the Constitution. James Madison had a pivotal role in the writing with his introduction of the Virginia Plan, which included the structure of the three branch government, therein: their structure and functions. After the Constitutional Convention closed, the drafted Constitution was sent to all 13 states (the former 13 British Colonies) for ratification. In his final remarks, Benjamin Franklin endorsed the document by saying, "There are several parts of this Constitution which I don not at present approve, but I am not sure I shall never approve them...I expect no better and because I am not sure that it is not the best." The U.S. Constitution has become the longest standing written document of government structure at this time. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/patrick-fennell6/support

When delegates assembled in Philadelphia in the Summer of 1787 to write a new Constitution, they spent months in secret writing a document they hoped would form a more perfect Union. When we talk about the convention, we often talk of the Virginia Plan, the Connecticut Compromise, the 3/5ths clause, and other major decisions that shaped the final document. What's harder to see are the long days the delegates spent haggling over numerous proposed amendments, precise words, phrases, and ideas that contorted the constitution into its final form. It's a process that helped create many of the political institutions that we too often take for granted these days. On today's show, Dr. Nicholas Cole joins Jim Ambuske to chat about using the Quill Project to demystify the past moments that shaped our political and legal futures. Cole is a Senior Research Fellow at Pembroke College at the University of Oxford, where he is the director of the Quill Project, a digital initiative that investigates the historical origins of some of the world's foundational legal texts. And as you'll learn, little moments in the constitutional process can mean a lot. With this episode, we close the books on 2021. Thanks for joining us this past year, we appreciate the opportunity to be in your ears, and we look forward to seeing you in 2022. Have a safe and happy holiday season.

When delegates assembled in Philadelphia in the Summer of 1787 to write a new Constitution, they spent months in secret writing a document they hoped would form a more perfect Union. When we talk about the convention, we often talk of the Virginia Plan, the Connecticut Compromise, the 3/5ths clause, and other major decisions that shaped the final document. What's harder to see are the long days the delegates spent haggling over numerous proposed amendments, precise words, phrases, and ideas that contorted the constitution into its final form. It's a process that helped create many of the political institutions that we too often take for granted these days. On today's show, Dr. Nicholas Cole joins Jim Ambuske to chat about using the Quill Project to demystify the past moments that shaped our political and legal futures. Cole is a Senior Research Fellow at Pembroke College at the University of Oxford, where he is the director of the Quill Project, a digital initiative that investigates the historical origins of some of the world's foundational legal texts. And as you'll learn, little moments in the constitutional process can mean a lot. With this episode, we close the books on 2021. Thanks for joining us this past year, we appreciate the opportunity to be in your ears, and we look forward to seeing you in 2022. Have a safe and happy holiday season. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mountvernon/message

In 1787, between May and September, James Madison gave 167 speeches, made 72 motions, and served on four committees at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. Jay Cost writes that "most importantly, Madison authored the Virginia Plan, a bold call for a total redesign of the national government that set the agenda for the convention and established the foundation upon which the Constitution would be built." At that time, James Madison was 36 years old. Jay Cost, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and author of "James Madison: America's First Politician," joined us to talk about the influential Founding Father.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Chipman is a threat to the Second Amendment especially with the ATF looking to regulate homemade firearms. His hearing will be in the Senate as Tim Kaine introduces the “Virginia Plan to Reduce Gun Violence Act of 2021” (S 1155). We will also break down the IV8888 shoot that GOA attended.

Hello Everyone! Welcome back to Episode 4 :) In this episode, Arvind describes the thought processes, hidden backdoor deals, and plans that went into creating the bicameral legislature that we have today! So tune in to hear about the Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, Great Compromise, and American Representation as a whole. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week I am talking all about the debates and compromises that went into writing the Constitution. From James Madison's Virginia Plan to the Three-Fifths Compromise, tune in this week as I dive into how the framers were able to produce a new form of representative government never before seen. Sources In This Episode:The Virgnia Plan, U.S Senate. (LINK)These Truths by Jill LeporeBuilding the American Republic, Volume 1: A Narrative History History to 1877 by Harry L Watson and Jane Dailey The Quartet by Joseph J EllisFreeman, Joanne. “Creating A Constitution.” YouTube. Uploaded by Yale Courses. March 19, 2011.Day by Day Summary of the Convention, Teaching American History. (LINK) Support the show (http://www.buymeacoffee.com/civicscoffeepod)

Determine James Madison's initial response with slow arrival of delegates into Philadelphia, but how it all changes come May 25, 1787. Learn which Virginian would be voted unanimously by all delegates in becoming Convention Chairman. Discover that all delegates present had variety of different work professions. Learn exactly how many men whom signed Declaration Of Independence were in attendance at Constitutional Convention. Understand significance behind Virginia Plan introduced by Governor Edmund Randolph. Appreciate why Connecticut Delegate Roger Sherman came up with Great Compromise. Learn about other Virginia Delegates in attendance at convention. Understand why James Monroe was hurt over not being invited to convention and how it impacted him regarding Public Service. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kirk-monroe/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kirk-monroe/support

In this lecture, Dr. Totten argues the constitutional convention was a conservative victory that put numerous barriers between popular democratic or "mob rule" and the levers of government. James Madison set the tone of the debate with the introduction of his "Virginia Plan," which ensured he got most of what he wanted. The whole process could have been derailed, were it not for Roger Sherman and his Connecticut Compromise that formed the basis of the Senate and House of Representatives. While slavery was briefly debated, it was constitutionally protected in three specific sections of the Constitution, which would set the stage for eighty years of disagreement regarding the sinful institution. Arguments over how to elect the executive branch, led to the creation of the Electoral College, which is hotly debated to this day. In the end, the convention represented a successful coup against the Articles of Confederation that enabled elite control over the government, at least for awhile. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/history-of-the-american-people-to-1877/donations

Bad ideas from Virginia are headed to Congress. We witnessed a take over of power of the Virginia state government by Democrats, and the Democrat legislators hastily passed sweeping gun restrictions. Democrat Governor Northam signed the laws and the laws became effective this July. The Virginia Democrats are not stopping there. Virginia Senators Time Kaine and Mark Warner are taking those ideas to Washington, trying to get bad laws from Virginia transformed into nationwide laws. We have also seen this term that most of the Supreme Court justices are unwilling to take up the protection of civil rights under the Second Amendment of our Constitution. When these laws are not stopped at the local level, they become blueprints for the gun-grabbing Democrat politicians to roll them out at the national level. The Supreme Court is not going to rescue us from these bad laws. You can understand why over twenty thousand Virginians gathered in Richmond in January of this year as the Virginia legislators considered these gun-grabbing bills. They peacefully protested not only for their civil rights, but also for the civil rights of all Americans. They understood that an attack on the liberty of one law-abiding American is an attack on the liberty of all Americans. MENTIONED https://www.kaine.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Virginia Plan to Reduce Gun Violence Act of 2020.pdf https://bearingarms.com/cam-e/2020/07/22/virginia-senators-northam-agenda/ Virginia Senators Take Northam’s Anti-Gun Agenda To Congress https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/01/democrats-have-introduced-bold-gun-control-legislation/581191/ Democrats Are Newly Emboldened on Gun Control https://psmag.com/social-justice/democrats-used-to-disagree-about-gun-control-the-2020-candidates-do-not Democrats Used to Disagree About Gun Control. The 2020 Candidates Don't. The current crop of frontrunners in the 2020 Democratic primary show the homogenization of the left's views on combating gun violence. https://vcdl.org/ Virginia Citizens Defense League Defending Your Right to Defend Yourself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJQseaBCJi0 Interview with Cam Edwards at CPAC 2020: Virginia Gun Control Update ----- You can also watch this episode on Gayle's YouTube Channel: youtube.com/gayletrotterrightindc Follow Gayle Trotter-- WEBSITE: gayletrotter.com TWITTER: twitter.com/gayletrotter PARLER: @gayletrotter FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/gayle.s.trotter INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/gayle_trotter/ Support: www.patreon.com/gayletrotter Voice-Over Artist: Rick Regan voice123.com/rickregan/

James Madison's Virginia Plan determined in large measure the direction the Philadelphia Convention would take. Center for Civic Education

Two days after the Committee of the Whole accepts the 3/5th's Compromise and adds another four resolutions to the Virginian's Plan, it is now clear that the Virginian's mean to abolish the Articles of Confederation and establish a new government based on the principles of liberty and freedom. This presents a difficult moral challenge to them as a group and represents the apex of their ideas presented at the Convention. New Jersey steps up with an alternate plan, which, like the Virginia Plan promises to fix and improve the Articles of Confederation, but unlike the Virginia Plan, it actually does. Now comes the moment that the two plans are laid before the Convention, debated, and it is decided to pursue one and abandon the other. But which plan will go forward? As the Convention prepares to call for the vote, one man, New Yorker, Alexander Hamilton, stands to have his say. He will speak for the entire day, and he will come to rue this day... NOTE: At one point Dave refers to Hamilton being on the $20 Bill. Obviously, he meant the $10 Bill...

On Tuesday's Mark Levin Show, back on May 5, 1787, James Madison concluded that the loose confederate of states was going to collapse and decided that in order to rescue the republic, the future nation needed a new governing document, hence the Constitutional Convention. Madison proposed the Virginia Plan which called for a central government with three branches of government. Yet still today, despite the history of this nation, the progeny of Marx and Hegel follows the fascistic lead of Speaker Nancy Pelosi to railroad ridiculous legislation through congress without Representatives even getting the chance to vote. Then, governors across America are embracing tyranny, The big question here is: where does this power come from? Later, the New York Times continues manipulating scientific models that are flawed and suspected to be leaked. The internal document has been debunked by a multitude of healthcare experts yet again exposing the Times' propagandistic practices. It’s clear that this is just another attempt from the left to hurt President Trump, just like the current smear on Lincoln and Reagan in an attempt to sabotage the November election. Afterward, Tea Party Patriots leader Jenny Beth Martin joins the program to discuss the protests by brave Americans to reopen the economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Tuesday's Mark Levin Show, back on May 5, 1787, James Madison concluded that the loose confederate of states was going to collapse and decided that in order to rescue the republic, the future nation needed a new governing document, hence the Constitutional Convention. Madison proposed the Virginia Plan which called for a central government with three branches of government. Yet still today, despite the history of this nation, the progeny of Marx and Hegel follows the fascistic lead of Speaker Nancy Pelosi to railroad ridiculous legislation through congress without Representatives even getting the chance to vote. Then, governors across America are embracing tyranny, The big question here is: where does this power come from? Later, the New York Times continues manipulating scientific models that are flawed and suspected to be leaked. The internal document has been debunked by a multitude of healthcare experts yet again exposing the Times' propagandistic practices. It’s clear that this is just another attempt from the left to hurt President Trump, just like the current smear on Lincoln and Reagan in an attempt to sabotage the November election. Afterward, Tea Party Patriots leader Jenny Beth Martin joins the program to discuss the protests by brave Americans to reopen the economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We concluded the last episode with the Shays’ Rebellion and the need for a Constitutional Convention. Today’s episode discusses the main topics and plans for the new Constitution as we head toward the ratification process.

"to the press alone, checkered as it is with abuses, the world is indebted for all the triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression." — James Madison We discuss James Madison again this week, President Jefferson's good friend and ally. Madison was the de facto father of the American Constitution. We look at his preparation, his advocacy of the Virginia Plan, and his work to try to ratify this somewhat imperfect instrument. We talked a great deal with President Jefferson about the Constitutional Convention. Jefferson wasn't there, but Madison kept him apprised of progress. Madison wanted a more centralized national government than Jefferson was comfortable with. Jefferson believed in the 10th amendment: that powers not delegated to the national government belong to the states, which is something that haunts us to this day because of its vagueness. The question is, what is America? Is it a compact of sovereign states? Or is it as a nation state whose constitution begins with the words, "We the People"? Find this episode, along with recommended reading, on the blog. Support the show by joining the 1776 Club or by donating to the Thomas Jefferson Hour, Inc. You can learn more about our Cultural Tours & Retreats with Clay S. Jenkinson at jeffersonhour.com/tours. Thomas Jefferson is interpreted by Clay S. Jenkinson.

Greg Barnes and Jason Staples join host Tommy Ashley to discuss the sometimes unrealistic expectations from the fanbase as well as take a long and how Carolina stacks up against Virginia this Saturday in Charlottesville. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Barnes and Jason Staples join host Tommy Ashley to discuss the sometimes unrealistic expectations from the fanbase as well as take a long and how Carolina stacks up against Virginia this Saturday in Charlottesville. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“What even is the Virginia Plan but democracy checked by democracy, or pork with a little change of the sauce?” This is the story of 55 men from 12 of the 13 sovereign states gathered at the Pennsylvania State House during the miserably hot Philadelphian summer of 1787. They are here to discuss the failing Articles of Confederation. Foreign debts are past due. Rebellions are rising. The states are fighting. Can they fix all of this? Or will the disagreeing, arguing, threatening, theorizing, brainstorming, (mostly) sober-speech making, and compromising all be for naught?

In this week’s episode of Constitutionally Speaking, Jay and Luke discuss opposition against the Virginia Plan at the Constitutional Convention.

In this episode, Jay and Luke discuss the political philosophy of James Madison, the author of the “Virginia Plan” of government submitted to the Constitutional Convention.

This course consists of four session, each rooted in a video presentation by Dr. Lloyd in front of a teacher audience, focused on a specific topic and drawing from a selection of relevant documents.   Each session's post includes a list of Scenes within the given Act, with dates listed within each Scene - this helps expand on the metaphor of the Constitutional Convention as a drama. Most every day includes a link to information about what happened on that day, mostly drawn from Madison's Debates, the most comprehensive and accurate record of the Convention.   As you watch the video for each session, take notes on Dr. Lloyd's insights about the Convention, the contributions of different delegates, topics discussed, and decisions made. Then expand on your notes by going through the different documents linked from the post. This way, you'll learn directly from Dr. Lloyd, and you'll clearly see where his ideas are found in the documents.   Scene 1: Prologue May 14 Constitutional Convention lacks necessary quorum May 21 Connecticut selects three delegates (William Johnson, Roger Sherman, and Oliver Ellsworth) May 25 Constitutional Convention meets quorum requirement May 28 Committee on Rules Reports rules for Convention Scene 2: The 15 Resolutions of the Virginia Plan May 29 Virginia Plan introduced and defended by Edmund Randolph Scene 3: First Discussion of the Virginia Plan May 30 Resolution 1 amended May 31 Resolutions 2 – 6 discussed and 5a defeated June 1 Debated and postponed Resolution 7 on the Presidency June 2 Further lengthy deliberation of Resolution 7 June 4 Council of Revision clause of Resolution 8 postponed June 5 Consideration of Resolutions 9 – 15 Scene 4: Madison-Sherman Exchange June 6 Are people “more happy in small than large States?” Should Resolution 4a be adopted? Scene 5: Second Discussion of the Virginia Plan June 7 How to fill “the chasm” created by defeat of Resolution 5a June 8 Resolution 6 and the negative on State laws June 9 Reconsideration of Resolution 7 Scene 6: The 19 Resolutions of the Amended Virginia Plan June 11 Popular representation in both branches? Sherman’s compromise June 12 The specifics of representation June 13 Virginia Plan amended Scene 7: The 9 Resolutions of the New Jersey Plan Discussed June 14 John Dickinson to Madison: “you see the consequences of pushing things too far.” June 15 New Jersey Plan introduced June 16 The plan is “legal” and “practical” Scene 8: The 11 Resolutions of Hamilton’s Plan Presented June 18 Neither the Virginia Plan nor the New Jersey Plan is adequate to secure “good government” Scene 9: Decision Day: Adoption of the Amended Virginia Plan June 19 New Jersey Plan rejected (3 – 7 – 1) The post The Constitutional Convention as a Four-Act Drama: Act 1 appeared first on Teaching American History.

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/presidential-academy/Session+5+Lloyd.mp3 Focus Of what significance were the rules adopted by the Convention? In what respects did the Virginia Plan represent a new constitution rather than a mere revision of the Articles? What were delegates' initial reactions and questions concerning the Virginia Plan? What parts of the Plan were rejected or amended? What did the delegates mean when they spoke of a national government as opposed to a federal government? What different principles animate the New Jersey and Virginia Plans and the Hamilton Proposal? Why were they even introduced? What are the arguments for representation of the states, as opposed to the people, in the federal government? Consider the discussions of the executive power, bicameralism, and the role of the judiciary in the context of "republican principles." What do "republican principles" say about the sources of power, the powers, and the structure of the federal government? Is Madison’s extended republic argument a departure from republican principles?   Readings Lloyd and Lloyd, The Essential Bill of Rights, James Madison, "Vices of the Political System of the United States," 246-253 James Madison, Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787: May 29,31, June 6, 11,13,15, and 18 The post Session 5: The Constitutional Convention, pt1 – The Alternative Plans appeared first on Teaching American History.

Chris Phillips is at it again: rousing the rabble by collecting various declarations - starting with our own Declaration of Independence - and putting them online. Not only that, he invites all of us to post our own declarations, which Stewart has already done. Chris, the author of Socrates Café and Constitution Café, has been on the show several times because he's always making trouble and we always have a good time when he tells us about it. After we finish our rabble-rousing, we spend a few minutes at Montpelier, visiting the ongoing work at the slave quarters and the newly-refurbished library where Madison conceived the Virginia Plan.

Two days after the Committee of the Whole accepts the 3/5th's Compromise and adds another four resolutions to the Virginian's Plan, it is now clear that the Virginian's mean to abolish the Articles of Confederation and establish a new government based on the principles of liberty and freedom. This presents a difficult moral challenge to them as a group and represents the apex of their ideas presented at the Convention. New Jersey steps up with an alternate plan, which, like the Virginia Plan promises to fix and improve the Articles of Confederation, but unlike the Virginia Plan, actually does. Now comes the moment that the two plans are laid before the Convention, debated, and it is decided to pursue one and abandon the other. But which plan will go forward? As the Convention prepares to call for the vote, one ma, New Yorker, Alexander Hamilton, stands to have his say. He will speak for the entire day, and he will come to rue this day... NOTE: At one point Dave refers to Hamilton being on the $20 Bill. Obviously he meant the $10 Bill...

Two days after the Committee of the Whole accepts the 3/5th's Compromise and adds another four resolutions to the Virginian's Plan, it is now clear that the Virginian's mean to abolish the Articles of Confederation and establish a new government based on the principles of Liberty and freedom. This presents a difficult moral challenge to them as a group, and represents the apex of their ideas presented at the Convention. New Jersey steps up with an alternate plan, which, like the Virginia Plan promises to fix and improve the Articles of Confederation, but unlike the Virginia Plan, actually does. Now comes the moment that the two plans are laid before the Convention, debated and it is decided to pursue one and abandon the other. But which plan will go forward? As the Convention prepares to call for the vote, one ma, New Yorker, Alexander Hamilton, stands to have his say. He will speak for the entire day, and he will come to rue this day... NOTE: At one point Dave refers to Hamilton being on the $20 Bill. Obviously he meant the $10 Bill...

The Virginian's introduce their plan for a new National Government, which officially shocks the Convention since they believed (officially) that they were there only to revise and amend the Articles of Confederation. The Convention adjourns to the Committee of the Whole - which is the same people, in the same room with the same purpose as the Convention but without General Washington sitting on the dais. So who is in charge of the discussion and debates that will begin with the Virginia Plan and end up with what we know so well as our Government? He was the 14th President of the United States, and he died in disgrace and failure. But for the moment, he is the man who is so well respected that he is chosen to lead the Committee of the Whole in its important work. His name is Nathaniel Gorham. He will control the discussions of The Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan (and eventually the Connecticut Compromise) in the first days of the Convention.

As the first couple of weeks of the Convention drone on, the debates become very heated. Perhaps best described as "frank, bordering on direct." The small States, led by New Jersey's Attorney General William Paterson, attack the idea of proportional representation as destructive to them. It is now that we discover that the great debates of our time, are the same debates of the Convention. Is it to be "One Man=One Vote?" Or will each State have equal representation in the proposed government? When it seems that there is an impasse, it is James Wilson of Pennsylvania, along with South Carolina's Pickney and Rutledge, who hammer out the compromise which so many have proclaimed a "Faustian Bargain," the 3/5th's Compromise.

The Virginian's introduce their plan for a new National Government, which officially shocks the Convention, since they believed (officially) that they were there only to revise and amend the Articles of Confederation. The Convention adjourns to the Committee of the Whole - which is the same people, in the same room with the same purpose as the Convention but without General Washington sitting on the dais. So who is in charge of the discussion and debates that will begin with the Virginia Plan and end up with what we know so well as our Government? He was the 14th President of the United States, and he died in disgrace and failure. But for the moment, he is the man who is so well respected that he is chosen to lead the Committee of the Whole in its important work. His name, is Nathaniel Gorham. He will control the discussions of The Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan (and eventually the Connecticut Compromise) in the first days of the Convention.

To say that General Washington was angry would have been the understatement of the century. He was as close to losing his legendary cool as he had been since the war ended, and with his personal reputation on the line, he circulated the parties and dinners of Philadelphia's social network. He faced a barrage or questions about the rumors swirling through the City. "Do you mean to destroy the government?" The source of the rumors was the discovery that the Virginia delegation was meeting in secret each day as they waited for the rest of the delegates to arrive, to refine a plan that James Madison had written to do just that. Was this... treason? Of bigger concern, the small States were horrified that Virginia meant to swallow them up, through "addition, division, or impoverishment." The call went out as a letter was dispatched to John Dickinson of Delaware. He would arrive in time to fight to save the small States...

On August 4, 2011, Robert H. Gillette delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "The Virginia Plan: William B. Thalhimer and a Rescue from Nazi Germany." Among the Jews attempting to flee Nazi Germany in the 1930s were students of the Gross Breesen agricultural institute who hoped to secure visas to America. In a bold plan, Richmond department store owner William B. Thalhimer created a safe haven for the students on a Burkeville farm. This is the remarkable history of Thalhimer's heroic rescue mission and the struggle of the refugees to make a new home in rural America. In his new book, The Virginia Plan, Robert H. Gillette narrates a saga of sacrifice, survival, and hope on two continents. (Introduction by Nelson Lankford) The content and opinions expressed in these presentations are solely those of the speaker and not necessarily of the Virginia Museum of History & Culture.

On August 4, 2011, Robert H. Gillette delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "The Virginia Plan: William B. Thalhimer and a Rescue from Nazi Germany." Among the Jews attempting to flee Nazi Germany in the 1930s were students of the Gross Breesen agricultural institute who hoped to secure visas to America. In a bold plan, Richmond department store owner William B. Thalhimer created a safe haven for the students on a Burkeville farm. This is the remarkable history of Thalhimer's heroic rescue mission and the struggle of the refugees to make a new home in rural America. In his new book, "The Virginia Plan", Robert H. Gillette narrates a saga of sacrifice, survival, and hope on two continents. (Introduction by Nelson Lankford)

Chief of Reference at the National Archives Trevor Plante takes viewers inside the Archives vaults to see some of his favorite rarely-displayed documents. They include the original text of the "Virginia Plan," which proposed three co-equal branches of government; a printed copy of the Constitution with George Washington's handwritten annotations; the final printed copy of the Constitution; and the state of Pennsylvania's ratification copy of the Constitution, which is on one enormous sheet of parchment.