The Rise and Fall of Constitutional Government in America

by Thomas G. West, Douglas A. Jeffrey

This essay explains the principles of the American founding. It shows how those principles gave rise to constitutional government and a free society, and how freedom was extended to all Americans after the Civil War. It will also show how the Founders’ principles were opposed by a new theory that arose in the Progressive Era; how that new theory finally came to dominate American politics in the 1960s; and how that theory has changed our government and our society, and threatens our liberty

40 pages, Unknown Binding

Published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Zee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Written by conservative originalist authors, this pamphlet argues against government expansion and the concept of a ‘living constitution’ and emphasizes the founders’ original three rights over those to “housing, education, welfare, and medical care” presently gaining steam in the U.S. today. At times downplaying conservative pitfalls while and stressing liberal ones, the authors’ bias certainly gets in the way of a fully effective argument, but many good points are made nonetheless.