Constitution 101: The Meaning and History of the Constitution
(taken from online.hillsdale.edu) The United States Constitution was designed to secure the natural rights proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence. Signed by Constitutional Convention delegates on September 17, 1787—Constitution Day—it was ratified by the American people and remains the most enduring and successful constitution in history. In this twelve-lecture course, students will examine the political theory of the American Founding and subsequent challenges to that theory throughout American history. Topics covered in this course include: the natural rights theory of the Founding, the meaning of the Declaration and the Constitution, the crisis of the Civil War, the Progressive rejection of the Founding, and the nature and form of modern liberalism. Taught by: Larry P. Arnn, President of Hillsdale College, Professor of Politics and History John W. Grant, Associate Professor of Politics Ronald J. Pestritto, Charles and Lucia Shipley Professor in the American Constitution Kevin Portteus, Lawrence Fertig Professor of Politics Thomas G. West, Paul Ermine Potter and Dawn Tibbetts Potter Professor in Politics
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Online lectures
- Print Status
- In Print
- Lectures
- 24
- Suggested Grades
- 9th - 12th
- Publisher
- Hillsdale University
- URL
- http://online.hillsdale.edu
Lectures
- 1 The Theory of the Declaration and the Constitution; Resources and Additional Videos
- Lesson 1 Quiz
- 2 Natural Rights and the American Revolution; Resources and Additional Videos
- Lesson 2 Quiz
- 3 Majority Tyranny and the Necessity of the Union; Resources and Additional Videos
- Lesson 3 Quiz
- 4 Consent of the Governed and the Separation of Powers; Resources and Additional Videos
- Lesson 4 Quiz
- 5 "To Secure These Rights": Property, Morality, and Religion; Resources and Additional Videos
- Lesson 5 Quiz
- 6 Slavery and the Roots of the Secession Crisis; Resources and Additional Videos
- Lesson 6 Quiz
- 7 Secession and Civil War; Resources and Additional Videos
- Lesson 7 Quiz
- 8 The Progressive Rejection of the Founding; Resources and Additional Videos
- Lesson 8 Quiz
- 9 The New Deal and the Rise of the Administrative State; Resources and Additional Videos
- Lesson 9 Quiz
- 10 The Administrative State Today; Resources and Additional Videos
- Lesson 10 Quiz
- 11 Post-Sixties Liberalism and Politics Today; Resources and Additional Videos
- Lesson 11 Quiz
- 12 A Path to Restoration
- Final Quiz
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