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The Constitution

The Constitution. Who Do You Trust?. From a noted scholar on the Constitution….

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The Constitution

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  1. The Constitution Who Do You Trust?

  2. From a noted scholar on the Constitution… “The fundamental characteristic of the Constitution is distrust. The Constitution was, in fact, borne of distrust: distrust of democracy, distrust of popularly-elected legislatures, and distrust of the public. This distrust is best seen in the electoral system that keeps the public at arm’s length and in the system of checks in which the popularly-elected House of Representatives is severely constrained by the Senate as well as the other branches of government.”

  3. Why would the Founders distrust… • democracy? • popularly-elected legislatures? • The public? Democracy The Founders

  4. How do the following prove the Founders’ distrust? • The electoral system • the system of checks that allows the Senate to constrain the House of Representatives

  5. Sooo….do you agree?Is the Constitution an instrument of distrust? • Who didn’t the framers trust? • Do we have similar beliefs today? • Do you trust Americans to make good decisions? Why or why not? • If you don’t trust Americans…what can be done?

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