Total run time:
3h 30m
In order to understand the founding documents of the United States, you need to know something about the men who wrote them. What books or thinkers influenced the Founders? Why were there disagreements at the Constitutional Convention? How did people who talked about freedom allow slavery to continue? What is the relationship between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution?
How does the U.S. Constitution promote liberty? This video essay explores the insights from Federalist 51 about the role that structural safeguards play in promoting freedom--in particular, checks and balances.
This project is part of the Federalist
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How does the U.S. Constitution promote liberty? This video essay explores the insights from Federalist 51 about the role that structural safeguards play in promoting freedom--in particular, checks and balances.
This project is part of the Federalist Society’s Article I Initiative, which explores the proper role of Congress according to its constitutional design. To learn more, please visit the Article I Initiative website: https://fedsoc.org/articlei.
As always, the Federalist Society takes no particular legal or public policy positions.
RELATED LINKS
Federalist 51: The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments
https://fedsoc.org/articlei.
Why James Madison thought ambition was a good thing https://fedsoc.org/articlei.
Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu, Complete Works, vol. 1 (The Spirit of Laws) [1748]
https://fedsoc.org/articlei.
Would you have been a Federalist or anti-Federalist?
https://fedsoc.org/articlei.
Total run time:
3h 30m
Course:
Total videos:
15
Difficulty:
Elective
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