Constitutional History

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Constitutional History Jody Blanke Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Law Mercer University, Atlanta

Early Colonial Settlement

France, Great Britain and Spain

The Thirteen Colonies

Religious Settlement

National Origins, 1790

The Three Regions

Regional Differences

Regional Differences

Regional Differences

Slave States and Free States

Constitutional Compromises

Constitutional Compromises

Constitutional Compromises

Separation of Powers

Separation of Powers

Checks and Balances

Summary of U.S. Constitution

Ratification of the Constitution

Bill of Rights

Constitutional Interpretation

Constitutional Interpretation

Constitutional Interpretation