Online Seminar: The Foundations of Our Republic
Class/Workshop
Political
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Date & Time
Mon, Feb 01 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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Online
Online Seminar
Free Community Seminar Series
The Foundations of Our Republic, Take II
Monday, February 1, 2021
What are the fundamental principles of our Republic? Are these principles based on a view of objective reality/nature, or simply the “consent of the governed”? Depending on how one addresses the previous question: Are these principles changeable, and if so on what grounds? How should one read the founding documents? What authority does the Executive, Legislative, and Judiciary branches have? What are rights? Are they based on nature or consent? Are they inalienable?
The February 1 reading is –
The Bill of Rights, Amendments IX, X
(The reading for this seminar can be downloaded at https://www.agorafoundation.org/current-seminars)
Schedule:
5:30 – 6:30PM PST
Readings in the series:
Declaration of Independence, The Articles of Confederation, selected Federalist Papers, selected Anti-Federalist Papers, the U.S. Constitution, selections from Democracy in American, Dred Scott Decision and Dissenting View (edited), selected Lincoln speeches, Lincoln Douglass Debates (edited), Plessy v. Ferguson and Dissenting View (edited), Brown v. Board of Education, Letter from Birmingham Jail, Proposed Equal Rights Amendment, UN Declaration of Human Rights
Location:
Online. Register to receive the link.