Constitutional Structures, Political Culture, and Civic Virtue

How was our Constitution designed to protect liberty and prevent tyranny? And how much do the Constitution’s protections depend on virtuous citizens? Dr. Robert George, the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Professor of Politics at Princeton University discusses the structural constraints the Constitution places on political power and then turns to the question of if and how the Constitution’s design presupposes virtuous citizenry, and the consequences of that issue for our understanding of civil society.