Road to The Constitution - Disillusion
From American Political History by Jacob Edwards-King
February 9, 2026 · 10 min · Season 14 · Episode 6
About this episode
The episode discusses the breakdown of the Constitutional Convention as delegates struggle to find compromises on voting power.
The convention begins to breakdown, delegates threaten each other, and cannot find compromises on distribution of voting power
People in this episode
Host: Jacob Edwards-King
Topics covered
- Constitutional Convention
- Voting Power
- Political Compromise
- Historical Breakdown
- American History
Keywords
- Constitution
- delegates
- compromise
- voting power
- political history
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