Entries by Steve

Religious Liberty

Religious liberty in America has a traumatic history. However, its these these trials and persecutions that convinced the founders of our Constitutional Republic to ensure that religious liberty would be part of our “national compact This essential liberty needed to be secured for all future generations, “whereas all could be equally free; Jews, Turks, Pagans, […]

Riot V Protest

The conflating of the terms “riot” and “protest” by Americans, media, and politicians is having a disastrous effect on the Liberty of all Americans. This course will teach you the difference between these terms and the necessity for maintaining this clarity. It is not only important to know the difference, but we must be confident […]

The Great Debate

Did you know that there were two factions representing two different points of view regarding the virtues and necessity of including the Bill of Rights in the Constitution? Some founders thought it imperative and some thought it to be dangerous to include the Bill of Rights. You cannot understand the Constitution with only one side […]

Article V Part 2

This course is part 2 of a two-part series on the principles and purpose of Article V of the Constitution. In this course we will review the founders concerns of a future convention to amend the Constitution and also the modern “interpretation” of this Article created by decades of congressional studies. Course Video Lessons Introduction-The […]

Article V Part 1

In this class we will launch our study into the principles and application of Article V of the U.S. Constitution. Course Video Lessons 1. Introduction2. The Peaceful Way3. Amending4. Ratification, Check and Balance5. The States6. Congress7. Exclusions Entire workbook for this course is available in Article 5, Part 2   Download

Intro to the Judiciary

The Judicial Branch is one third of the Federal government. The federal government is defined and delegated its enumerated powers by the states through the Constitution, in Article III. The Judiciary as a part of the federal government has no authority to expand the power of the federal government. The expansion of the federal government […]

Unconstitutional Powers

By KrisAnne Hall, JD When Americans ask questions like “Can the president do…?” “Can the House, Senate, or Supreme Court do…?” the first sources that must be consulted are the Constitution and the people who drafted it. If the Constitution provides no authority for the activity, then the power does not Constitutionally reside in the […]

The Electoral College

The American people don’t vote for a president in November. They actually vote to guide people whose names they will probably never know, who then elect a president in December. Discover why America’s founding generation designed this process. Find out what and who it was designed to protect. Course Video Lessons Purpose of Electoral College […]

Intro to the Executive: President v. King

Do you know we have hundreds of unauthorized agencies operating through the executive branch?  Did you know that most of the things that presidential candidates promise to do and most of the things Americans expect the president to do are not even authorized powers of the executive in the Constitution? Let’s begin to remedy a […]

The Power of the Purse

Do you believe that the federal government is bloated and out of control?  Do you believe that trillions of dollars of federal debt is immoral and ought to be illegal?  Our Power of the Purse course will teach you the mechanisms the framers intended to LIMIT federal spending.  You will know WHO is in control […]