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Crash Course Government and Politics

Constitutional Compromises: Crash Course Government #5

Season 1 Episode 5

The United State’s didn’t always have its current system of government. Actually, this is it’s second attempt. Craig will delve into the failures (and few successes) of the Articles of Confederation, tell you how delegates settled on a two-house system of representation and discuss the issues of slavery and population that have been imbedded into our constitution.

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