- april 28
- jill lepore
- revolution era(article of confederation, not amendable), philadelphia convention(the compromise between populous states, slave states(3/5), and smaller states(1 senator for all states)), the first congress and twelve amendements by james madison
- interpretation and nullification(southern states), slavery and representation were focal points(especially andre jackson vs john adams), union and confederate(leading to civil war and 13-15th amendments), other issues(women, religion, colonies)
- conservative vs progressive(income tax, anti-trust, 16-18 amendments), supreme court as the amendment intrument(fdr, civil rights(brown, roe))
- polarization(partly due to the unamendability), originalism(boosted under the reagan regime)