Doug’s Presentation at a Homeschool Conference

Four
Keys to Understanding the U.S. Constitution by Douglas V. Gibbs

• Natural
Rights

• State
Sovereignty

• Separation
of Powers

• Republicanism

Introduction:
The Lion in the Cage

Natural
Rights

1.
Assume
the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of
Nature and Nature’s God entitle them.

a.
Individualism

b.
Sovereignty

c.
Equality

d.
Entitled

2.
State
Sovereignty

a.
Began
as separate colonies united only by English commonality

b.
Unique
and autonomous members of the union

c.
First
constitution joined the States into a confederacy

d.
Federalist
45: Internal versus External Powers

e.
10th
Amendment: Granted Authorities and Prohibited Authorities

3.
Separation
of Powers

a.
Three
Branches of Government

b.
Federal,
States, and Local

c.
Checks
and Balances

d.
The
Final Arbiters of the United States Constitution

4.
Republicanism

a.
Dangers
of Democracy

b.
Representation

c.
Separate
Constituencies

d.
The
voices of the States, Counties, Municipalities, and We the People

e.
Protecting
the Minority

f.
With
Freedom comes Responsibility

g.
Republic
Review

Postscript:
Education

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