Now Available: Week Four of the
NEW Constitution 101 Course...
"Consent of the Governed and the
Separation of Powers"
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new Constitution 101 course (offered at no charge), and would like to do so, click here. All lectures are archived to view at your
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Overview:
The Constitution is a product of the ideas and the experience of the Founders. The Founders’ experience of government under the Articles of Confederation—which led to legislative tyranny of the majority and the general incompetence of government—taught the Founders that consent must be structured, that good government requires something more than a legislative branch. Click here to read more...
About the Lecturer:
Kevin Portteus is associate professor of politics at Hillsdale College. He has written for The Washington Times, Human Events, and BigGovernment.com, and his book, Executive Details: Public Administration and American Constitutionalism, is under review for publication. He received his B.A. from Ashland University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in politics from the University of Dallas.
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