Total run time:
1h 23m
These videos cover the basics of what the Constitution is, and how and why it was written. Dozens of videos include discussions of other founding documents like the Declaration of Independence and state constitutions; how the Founders utilized the common law and British precedent; popular sovereignty; and why the Constitution needed to be a written document.
How do our founding documents, the Declaration and the Constitution, frame our nation? President of Hillsdale College Larry Arnn explains how the partnership between the two political documents describe the “why” and the “how” of the United S
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How do our founding documents, the Declaration and the Constitution, frame our nation? President of Hillsdale College Larry Arnn explains how the partnership between the two political documents describe the “why” and the “how” of the United States of America.
As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.
Learn more about Larry Arnn:
https://www.hillsdale.edu/staff/larry-p-arnn/
Related Links:
The Declaration & Constitution: The Legal Status of Founding Documents [No.86]
https://www.hillsdale.edu/staff/larry-p-arnn/
The Declaration & Constitution: Original Public Meaning [No. 86]
https://www.hillsdale.edu/staff/larry-p-arnn/
Differing views:
The Relationship Between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution
https://www.hillsdale.edu/staff/larry-p-arnn/
The Declaration, The Constitution, and the Bill of Rights
https://www.hillsdale.edu/staff/larry-p-arnn/
Total run time:
1h 23m
Course:
Total videos:
27
Difficulty:
First Year