Lesson 1: Basics of Government

I am indebted to the John Birch Society for this Overview of America that is absolutely perfect for the first lesson. (more…)

Published in: on July 30, 2007 at 3:29 pm Comments (1)

The Beginning

“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, … it expects what never was and never will be.” — Thomas Jefferson in a letter to Colonel Charles Yancey (January 6, 1816)

“When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon.” — Thomas Paine

We are losing our freedom, because we are ignorant. I include myself, here. We have forgotten how to be Americans, how to be Patriots. If you think that’s ridiculous, see if you can answer a few questions:

  1. The first ten amendments to the Constitution are collectively known as what?
  2. The right to privacy is in the Constitution, true or false.
  3. “Separation of church and state” is in the Constitution, true or false.
  4. We should support the President, even if we disagree with him, true or false.
  5. The Founders thought that it was essential to create a central bank, true or false.
  6. When the United States goes to war, whose job is it to declare war?
  7. The United States is a democracy, true or false.

Now, let’s see how you did.

1. The first ten amendments to the Constitution are collectively known as … (more…)

Published in: on July 19, 2007 at 9:21 pm Comments (3)