About this episode

This episode explores Article I of the Constitution, detailing the powers and restrictions of Congress with guest Linda Monk.

Maybe you’ve read the Constitution a ton of times. Maybe you’ve never read it. Maybe you even have one somewhere in your home! But, even for us civics lovers, there are times we forget what exactly is in it. However, by the end of this episode, you’ll know each and every part of the largest, and most important, section. Article I, which lays out the powers and restrictions of Congress, is massive. It comprises a full half of the written Constitution, and it’s the part the framers spent the most time debating. Today we’re going through the entire thing, section by section, with the inimitable Linda Monk, JD. Linda is a constitutional scholar and author of The Words We Live By, An Annotated Guide to the Constitution and The Bill of Rights: A User’s Guide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Linda Monk

Topics covered

• Constitution
• Congress
• government powers
• civics education
• constitutional debate

Keywords

• Article I
• Constitution
• Congress
• Linda Monk
• civics
• government
• constitutional scholar

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NHPR

Books & works: The Words We Live By, The Bill of Rights: A User’s Guide

Places: Constitution

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