CONSTITUTION CHALLENGE
Module 1: Natural Law, the Founders, and the Constitution
Materials
Write a 400-word essay on natural laws and how they influenced our Founders as they crafted our Constitution. Demonstrate an understanding of the topic and the vocabulary associated with it. Relate, or compare and contrast, the key concepts to your own life or today’s society.
Best of luck!
Module 1: Natural Law, the Founders, and the Constitution
Materials
- https://constitutionleadership.org/2016/06/29/the-founders-view-of-natural-law/
- https://constitutionleadership.org/2017/10/09/constitutional-corner-natural-law-today-a-question-of-rights/
- Very quick read: https://nccs.net/blogs/our-ageless-constitution/natural-law-the-ultimate-source-of-constitutional-law
- Hillsdale College presents natural rights ideas in the colonies, Constitution 101, Lecture 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvCWORnRy1A (29 minutes)
- Optional Video - Tony Williams of the Bill of Rights Institutes talks with Constituting America: Episode 65 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvHNIH0Pgy0&t=1284s
Write a 400-word essay on natural laws and how they influenced our Founders as they crafted our Constitution. Demonstrate an understanding of the topic and the vocabulary associated with it. Relate, or compare and contrast, the key concepts to your own life or today’s society.
Best of luck!