Matt Regional Superintendent
Regional Office of Education #13 and
Hillsdale College
Present
Constitution 101: The Meaning and History of the Constitution
| Date: | Participants may begin the online courses whenever they are ready. | |
| Location: | Online! | |
| Fee: | Completely FREE! | |
| Credits: | 45 Credit Hours | |
| Participants must complete all the lectures and receive a certificate of completion from Hillsdale College. Send the certificate of completion to Lynette at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. You will receive an evaluation form. Once you return the evaluation form, ROE 13 will send you the form to claim credit for participating. | ||
| Description: | The United States Constitution was designed to secure the natural rights proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence. Signed by Constitutional Convention delegates on September 17, 1787 - Constitution Day - it was ratified by the American people and remains the most enduring and successful constituion in history. | |
| In this twelve-lecture course, students will examine the political theory of the American Founding and subsequent challenges to that theory throughout American history. Topics covered in this course include: the natural rights theory of the Founding, the meaning of the Declaration and the Constitution, the crisis of the Civil War, the Progressive rejection of the Founding, and the nature and form of modern liberalism. | ||
| Registration will take place through the Hillsdale College website. Participants will contact ROE 13 for cedit when they have completed the course. | ||
| Click here to visit the Hillsdale website and register. | ||