MICHELLE --
	THE BADGERS... GETTING SOME REST IN PHILADELPHIA
BEFORE THEIR SWEET 16 FACE OFF AGAINST NOTRE DAME
TOMORROW NIGHT.
	MANY FANS WILL BE PHILLY-BOUND TOMORROW... AND THE
BIG GAME WON'T BE STARTING UNTIL 7-30 EASTERN.
	LUCKILY... AS THE BADGERS PREPARE TO MAKE HISTORY...
THE CITY ALREADY HAS A LOT OF IT.
MICHELLE --
	OUR DANNIKA LEWIS EXPLORED SOME OF OUR CONNECTIONS
TO OUR COUNTRY'S POLITICAL PAST.
DL:  1606  Sure we can learn a lot about history,
but it's pretty rare that we get to walk among it.
 That's exactly what you get to do at the Constitution
Center in historica Philadelphia.  We're here in signer's
hall and turns out Madison was pretty important in
the founding of our nation.  21
	THEY MAY NOT BE GUNG-HO U-W FANS...
MARK KEHRES, MUSEUM PROGRAMS AND TRAINING MANAGER
AT THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER:   0517  I went
to grad school at Villanova, so I kind of have to
keep loyalty there... 
	BUT THEY'RE ALL FOR MADISON.
MARK:  0509  We at the center are very very big fans
of James Madison.  11*
	MARK KARE-ESS' MOTTO: "DON'T BE WRONG AND DON'T BE
BORING".
	AND HE IS THE CONSTITUTION'S BIGGEST CHEERLEADER.
0855 George Washington, father of his country and
president at the Constiturional convention.  He happens
to be the tallest statue in the room.  0902
	
	SO MADISON WASN'T BORN TO PLAY BASKETBALL...
	
0910  There he is.  Five feet, four inches tall Madison.
 15**
	
	BUT WITH 42 PLAYERS ON THE FLOOR... HE WAS THE DRIVING
FORCE OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS.
0055 the father of the Constitution, James Madison.
 56  Definitely give him a visit if you're in town.
 58
	
	KEHRES SAYS WISCONSIN HAS A SPECIAL PLACE IN THIS
CENTER AS WELL.
0429  We know that Wisconsin plays a really interesting
political role in several presidential elections in
the 20th century.  34
	
	AND ONE OF THE EXHIBITS... CALLED HEADED TO THE WHITE
HOUSE... HIGHLIGHTS JUST THAT.
0120  It's a great opportunity to talk about the election
process that we're going through this year. 24
	
	HISTORY DOESN'T STOP THERE.
	ROUGHLY THE SIZE OF A REGULATION COURT... INDEPENDENCE
HALL IS WHERE THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WAS
SIGNED 240 YEARS AGO.
	ALSO A SHORT WALK AWAY IS THE LIBERTY BELL... WEIGHING
MORE THAN 2 TONS... OR NEARLY NINE NIGELS.
0159  it's a place to really appreciate what makes
us Americans, think about what it means to be an American
0203
1029  So he has the pen in his hand and is inviting
you to put your own name onto the Constitution here.
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	UNITED BY A DOCUMENT... 
1123 Representing the great state of Wisconsin.
	AND APPARENTLY... BY BASKETBALL.
	
05__ as a native of Big Ten country and a Big Ten
alumnus, I would be happy to see Wisconsin do well.
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DL:   1809  So you can see big names like Hamilton,
Washington, and of course my good friend Madison in
signer's hall.  Who you won't find is Thomas Jefferson.
 Turns out he was not present for the signing of the
Constitution.  Surprises a lot of visitors, and you
can visit yourself 7 days a week here at the Constitution
Center.  For WISC News 3, I'm Dannika Lewis   28
