In this unit, students will examine the arguments of Anti-federalists and Federalists to learn what their compromises would mean for the extended republic that would result from the new Constitution. (USA: EdSitement 2021)

Database of expert-curated debates (2021)

Praktische Hinweise und überzeugende Beispiele für gelungene Debates (2012).

Praktische Hinweise und überzeugende Beispiele für gelungene Debates (USA 2012-20).

Historic debate between James Baldwin v. William F. Buckley Jr. at Cambridge University on the question: ʺIs the American Dream at the expense of the American Negro?ʺ (YouTube 2017)

Scripts, guidelines, and templates for students to chair, research, think, and speak in debates (Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec 2012).

Take a closer look behind the past 48 years of presidential debates by reading background essays or viewing video clips of these meetings (PBS, USA 2008).

 Historical context, teaching suggestions, links to online resources (USA: Library of Congress 2011-20)

In diesem Online-Symposion wurde Anfang 2020 darüber diskutiert, wer das Volk eigentlich ist, wie es sich integriert und wie es zu einem politischen Willen und legitimen politischen Entscheidungen kommt (Verfassungsblog 2020).

This nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. It monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases (USA 2017).