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72The Articles of Confederation: A "League of Friendship"
The Articles of Confederation was adopted as America's first national government in 1781 and continued as the national government for the United States until 1789. Although it enjoyed some successes, it was abandoned by the delegates to the Philadelphia Convention in 1787 in pursuit of a new constitution.
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81Tyranny and Triumph at Runnymede: John, Magna Carta, and the Foundation of Western Liberty
King John of England is the whipping boy of constitutional history. Held in such contempt, no other king of England has been given what is an otherwise common English name. But he did have some other names. John was called “John Lackland”...
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83The Galileo Myth: Does History Support a Conflict Theory Between the Bible and Science?
I knew it would happen, I just didn’t know when. Sometime during a college semester, I could usually count on one of my professors standing up and telling a story similar to this one: The dark ages was a...
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87The Rise of the Nation-State
In modern times, there are many forms of government. Just in the United States, consider the many forms of government: republics, democracies, cities, towns, townships, counties, and special districts. However, the major political actors on the...
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71The Textbook Constitution: Distinguishing Fact From Opinion
Textbooks on U.S. Government and History will usually have a chapter on the history of the creation of the U.S. Constitution. Normally, writers will mix the facts and opinions about the history of the document. This essay is dedicated to helping you sort out what is fact and what is assumption about the writing of the U.S. Constitution.
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79Was George Washington a Deist?
In this essay, I consider the common arguments given by historians that promote the thesis that George Washington was a deist. These arguments include that Washington used impersonal titles for God (like "providence"), that he was a Mason, that he was a product of the Enlightenment, and that he was called a deist early on. I give a refutation to each of these arguments, concluding that George Washington was not a deist.
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75The Presidency: Where Did the Idea Come From?
The President of the United States might be the most powerful position in the world. But where did we get the idea of having a president? Why not just have a king or no leader at all? It might surprise you to...
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72A Revolution Prevented: A Second Look at America's War for Independence
A common debate that surfaces from time to time is whether or not the American colonials were justified in rebelling against Britain and declaring independence. While much of the focus of such discussions...
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