This is Part 1 of the free online Constitution Courses taught at Hillsdale Collage. I have been taking these courses for 5 years now and I study at my own time, almost everyday, being a responsible informed and engaged American. Are you? Do your homework. It is your civic duty to be informed. Welcome to Part 1 “The Founders’ Constitution and the Challenge of Progressivism” Overview The principles of the American Founding, embodied in the Declaration of Independence and enshrined in the Constitution, came under assault by Progressives of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Progressivism rejects the Founders’ ideas of natural rights, limited government, the separation of powers, representation, and federalism. Progressive government, exemplified by the modern administrative state, has fundamentally transformed key aspects of the American way of life.
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