Jefferson, Madison, and the Making of the Constitution

De: Jeff Broadwater

Narrado por: Joe Barrett

Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, and James Madison, "Father of the Constitution," were two of the most important Founders of the United States as well as the closest of political allies. Yet historians have often seen a tension between the idealistic rhetoric of the Declaration and the more pedestrian language of the Constitution. Moreover, to some, the adoption of the Constitution represented a repudiation of the democratic values of the Revolution.

In this book, Jeff Broadwater explores the evolution of the constitutional thought of these two seminal American figures, from the beginning of the American Revolution through the adoption of the Bill of Rights. In explaining how the two political compatriots could have produced such seemingly dissimilar documents but then come to a common constitutional ground, Broadwater reveals how their collaboration - and their disagreements - influenced the full range of constitutional questions during this early period of the American republic.

©2019 The University of North Carolina Press (P)2019 Tantor

Why the discussion of Slavery

So Madison was not an attorney and only helped formate the documents after reading what Jefferson sent him… is that right? Then wanted to argue the points because he had so long to think about it after educating himself…

The Constitution

informative a little hard to follow in spots but well worth the read. I have a much better understanding of their thought process in the creation of the greatest document ever written thanks to this author