The Founding Purpose of Government | Constitution 101

Learn the meaning of the Constitution and the principles of American government in this new version of Hillsdale’s most popular course.

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.

Join more than one million Americans who have taken “Constitution 101: The Meaning and History of the Constitution” by enrolling in this free online course today!

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[MyAmericanMorning]

Thank you for this clear explanation of an important, and perhaps the only legitimate, role of government.

[throckmortensnivel]

Hillsdale College: "...all men are created equal and that we therefore, who have created our own government, have a moral right to say who will be our future fellow citizens." If that is true, then the people that lived in America, having equal rights with those who came from outside, had a right to say you can't come in. I can tell you that whatever the founding fathers said, the response of the government to the people who alreasdy lived here was they had no right to demand their land, their way of life, or their future fellow citizens. They, despite being completely equal according to the Constitution, were treated as an irritation that required a military solution. Then there were the Africans who were forced to come to the USA, and, again, despite being equal citizens were denied freedom, denied suffrage, and had to wait a hundred years to get a vote.

[thetroytroycan]

Thank you Hillsdale! Real critical thinking and proper education of our most important doctrines. Bravo. Its a mortal sin this doesnt have more views. You may be shadow banned.