This Going Deeper page is a place you can explore our US Constitutional System at a much deeper level thankfully through the teaching of the National Renowned Hillsdale College's on-line courses.
Introduction to the Constitution
- The Declaration of Independence—Universals and Particulars 11m
- The Declaration of Independence—The Laws of Nature and of Nature's God 8m
- The Declaration of Independence—All Men Are Created Equal 7m
- The Consent of the Governed 7m
- Representation of the People 10m
- Sovereignty and Power 11m
- Reason and Passion 8m
- The Separation of Powers 11m
- The Necessity of Virtue 9m
- Ballots Rather Than Bullets 10m
- The Problem with Big Government 9m
- The Problem with Progressivism 14m
Constitution 101
The meaning and history of the United States Constitution. The course will examine a number of original source documents from the Founding period, including especially the Declaration of Independence and The Federalist Papers.
- The American Founding: Revolutionary or Conservative? - 40m
- The Theory of the Declaration and the Constitution - 40m
- The Problem of Majority Tyranny and the Necessity of Union - 55m
- Consent of the Governed and the Separation of Powers - 40m
- To Secure These Rights: Economics, Religion, and Character – 40m
- Crisis of the Constitution: Slavery and Secession -40m
- The Progressive Rejection of the Principles of the Declaration – 40m
- The Progressive Assault on the Constitution – 40m
- The Administrative State Today- 40m
- Modern Conservatism and the Constitution – 40m
Constitution 201
These lectures will focus on the importance of the principles of the American Founding and the current assault on them by the Progressives.
- The Founders’ Constitution and the Challenge of Progressivism-40m
- Woodrow Wilson and the Rejection of the Founders’ Principles-40m
- Woodrow Wilson and the Rejection of the Founders’ Constitution-40m
- Overview: Founders vs. Progressives-40m
- FDR’s New Bill of Rights-40m
- Total Regulation: LBJ’s Great Society-40m
- The Transformation of America’s Political Institutions-40m
- Post-1960s Progressivism-40m
- Case Study: Religious Liberty in the Administrative State-40m
- Restoring Constitutional Government-40m
The Supreme Court
- Judicial Review - Where Did it Come From - Marbury v. Madison 1803 - 33m
- First Amendment - Religious Liberty- Burwell v Hobby Lobby 2014 - 33m
- First Amendment - Freedom of Speech - Texas v. Johnson 1989 - 33m
- Second Amendment - Gun Ownership - DC v. Heller 2018 - 33m
- Property Rights - Lochner v. New York 1905- 33m
- Privacy vs. Liberty - Roe v Wade 1973 - 33m
- Civil Rights - Brown v. Board of Education 1958 - 33m
- Federalism, Vertical Separation of Power, State Rights - NFIB v..Sebelius 2012 - 33m
- Bureaucratic / Administrative Law by Un-elected Officials - Chevron v. NRDC 1984 - 33m
- The Supreme Court Today - 33m
Western Heritage
- An Overview - Jerusalem, Athens, and the Study of History - 30m
- The Hebrews, Their Influence on Western Civilization - 35m
- The Golden Age of Greece - 35m
- The Political and Philosophical Legacy of Greece -35m
- The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic - 35m
- Early Christianity and its Influence on Western Civilization - 35m
- The Middle Ages - 55m
- The Renaissance - 35m
- The Reformation and the Counter Reformation - 35m
- The Scientific Reformation - 35m
- From Queen Elizabeth to the Glorious Revolution -35m