In this talk, Professor of History Paul Schue will lay out the intellectual foundations of the US Constitution. He will then discuss how current political movements such as Project 2025 are direct threats to the Constitution because they repudiate its very foundational ideas.

This event is free and open to the public.

Tuesday, September 17, 2024, is Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, an American federal observance recognizing the adoption of the United States Constitution and those who have become US citizens by birth or naturalization. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, (Pub. L. 108-447) requires educational institutions who receive Federal funds to hold an educational program on the United States Constitution on, or around, September 17 of each year. This provision applies to all educational institutions receiving funds from any Federal agency.

Resources About Our Nation’s Governing Documents

• Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774 to 1789 (Library of Congress)
• America’s Founding Documents (National Archives)