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Who created the ideas behind the U.S. Constitution?
New Series: The Ideas That Formed the Constitution
The Ideas That Formed the Constitution
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1787: The painting "Signing the Constitution of the United States" by Thomas Pritchard Rossiter. Painted in 1878, it resides at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia. MPI/Getty Images
1787: The painting "Signing the Constitution of the United States" by Thomas Pritchard Rossiter. Painted in 1878, it resides at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia. MPI/Getty Images
Part 1
New Series: The Ideas That Formed the Constitution
Part 2
The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 2: The Founders’ Education
Part 3
The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 3: The Pioneers: Socrates, Xenophon, Plato
Part 4
The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 4: The Pioneers: Socrates, Xenophon, Plato, and the Founders
Part 5
The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 5: Aristotle
Part 6
The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 6: Polybius
Part 7
The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 7: Cicero
Part 8
Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 8: Cicero (Continued)
Part 9
The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 9: Virgil and Other Poets
Part 10
The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 10: Virgil Alone
Part 11
The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 11: Livy
Part 12
The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 12: Plutarch
