
Continue Learning… here are a few recommendations from Our Front Porch guest, Keith Boeckelman.

Book
James Madison and the Creation of the American Republic
by Jack Rakove
In this title from the Library of American Biography series, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jack Rakove examines the life and legacy of James Madison, one of the principal framers of the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
James Madison and the Creation of the American Republic | Political Science
Podcast
Civics 101: A Podcast, produced by New Hampshire Public Radio.
These are good, concise explainers by experts in their fields, usually 15-20 minutes each.
Full list of podcasts is here: https://www.civics101podcast.org/episodes
Video
Mr. Beat’s YouTube series on every presidential election from 1788 to 2016.
Presidential Elections in American History
Articles
This New York Times 2015 book review of Ari Berman’s book, Give Us the Ballot, written by Georgetown University law professor, and President of the National Constitution Center, Jeffery Rosen, gives a brief overview of the modern history of the Voting Rights Act.
‘Give Us the Ballot,’ by Ari Berman
The Federalist Papers: Why do we have the system we do? The Federalist Papers (see especially No. 51) explain why “divided sovereignty” in governance (in contrast to a parliamentary system, which has no separate executive branch) was so important to the framers of the US Constitution.
The Federalist Papers