Nathaniel Gorham

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Constitutional Debate, Postwar Politics (>1783), Primary Sources November 19, 2019 November 25, 2019

Impeachment: The Framers Debate and Discuss

by Ray Raphael

Author’s Note: Selections from all resolutions and working drafts are italicized. Most of what we know about the framers’ discussions comes from James Madison’s…

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Constitutional Debate, Politics, War at Sea and Waterways (1775–1783) November 29, 2018 November 26, 2018

The Constitutional Debate over a Standing National Navy

by Jason Yonce

There is a gap in most histories of the United States Navy. The blank space lies between the end of the American Revolution and…

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