Easton   

Everything beautiful has a beginning. Every flower has a seed. Every work of art has a paintbrush and every poem begins with simple words. In this class we will take a simple statement and turn it into a beautiful poetic phrase. We will begin with a journal and end with a beautiful book with poetic phrases and pictures.

This is a general course on the history of the United States Constitution. The course will first cover the background to the Constitution from the development of the English colonies, the American War for independence, and the Articles of Confederation. Then we will discuss the debates in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 that brought about the final document and eventually the Bill of Rights. We will also go through the important lines in the Constitution. The rest of the course will then trace how the Constitution has evolved and impacted us over the centuries followed by an open class discussion on whether the Constitution needs to be changed. There will be plenty of time for class input. It should be a stimulating class!