Heather Cox Richardson and 250 to 250: Constitutional Convention, Narrated by Heather Cox Richardson
Heather Cox Richardson is an award-winning historian and the author of Letters from an American. She’s the author of seven books, including the bestselling Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America. Richardson tells the story of the Constitutional Convention, where 55 delegates constructed the framework for a new government.
In 1787, delegates met in Philadelphia to improve the government.
- They wanted to replace the Articles of Confederation.
- The Articles of Confederation were too weak to govern the new country.
Fifty-five delegates worked together for four months.
- They created a new plan for the government.
- This plan became the United States Constitution.
- The Constitution created three branches of government.
- It included checks and balances to prevent one person from becoming too powerful.
On September 17, 1787, the delegates signed the Constitution.
- The Constitution was sent to the states for approval.
- A woman asked Benjamin Franklin what kind of government had been created.
- Franklin replied, “A republic, if you can keep it.”
The Constitution remains the highest law of the United States today.
POP Interview and Civics Quiz:
- N-400 Part 9:31. Do you support the Constitution and form of Government of the United States?
- USCIS 100:65. What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
- USCIS 128:14. Many documents influenced the U.S. Constitution. Name one.
Family Fun:
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- USCIS: Constiution Conversation Cube
- USCIS: A More Perfect Union series: The Civics Test Guide to Constitution Gardens | complete series
- USCIS: One Nation, One People 2024 (100qs) | 2025 (100/128qs)
- VOA LearningEnglish: The Constitution
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