The Constitution and American Government

History, Government, and Civics in the United States

4.70 (268 reviews)

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English

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What you will learn

Demonstrate an understanding of what the Constitution says and how it outlines the structure of the our government. Students will also be able to speak with authority about the three branches of government and their responsibilities, the history of the U.S. leading up to the Constitution, and how the Bill of Rights protects your freedoms.

Why take this course?

Let me ask you a questions.; When someone says the word government, what generally happens soon after?

In today’s political climate, it seems almost impossible to get accurate, unbiased information about the principles that formed our nation’s system of government without starting a fight.

This course will talk all about the creation of the constitution using actual quotes from the very men who wrote it. It’ll guide you through each part of the constitution article by article and explain to you how this document lays out the foundation for our government and its function. It will also go through each of the 27 amendments to the constitution, telling you all about how they affect you personally.

Think of this course like a grand tour of our nation and its most important places. During it you’ll visit the battlefields of the American Revolution, Independence Hall in Philadelphia, The Capitol, White House, and the Supreme Court, and to the National Archives where the Bill of Rights and amendments sit today.

This course was originally designed for teachers looking to pass their government requirements or for candidates for citizenship, but it's also great for students studying for the AP exam, and of course, anyone who wants to learn more about our nation and its history!

I hope you’ll consider taking this course, and also hope you enjoy taking it as much as I enjoyed making it. Thank you.

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Reviews

Mikahla

August 23, 2023

Great course! I do wish that the quizzes were slightly more difficult though, but that is my only complaint!

Stefan

January 7, 2022

I liked it very much. The professor is clear and concise about all the info, plus he also explained what lead to the creation of the constitution! Liked it a lot

Tracy

June 8, 2021

This was a very well done class. JF Parcher speaks well and is very well organized. I highly recommend this class to anyone that wants a refresher to the US Constitution.

Elvira

January 6, 2021

Der Inhalt und auch der Aufbau des Kurses sind gut. Allerdings ist der Sprecher für einen Nicht-Native-Speaker schwer zu verstehen. Er spricht viel zu schnell, so als würde er alles Wissen voraussetzen. Ich denke, ich verstehe die englische Sprache sehr gut und trotzdem meine ich, gerade wenn man Wissen vermitteln will, sollte man langsamer sprechen!!

Jeremy

July 29, 2020

I found the class absolutely perfect. Teacher was awesome, Broken down perfectly, simple terms for harder to understand topics. All in all way to go.

Rusul

July 26, 2020

Great course, provide a short document (resource) contain pretty much all information needed to learn about the constitution. Also, explain every amendment with simple real life examples

Mina

July 2, 2020

This was a very helpful course. I was never able to absorb or retain any information about the US Government or its initial history in high school. You can learn a lot from this course if you truly desire to. So much useful information is covered in a short amount of time, but it took me three nights to complete because I was rewinding some parts of the videos a few times if I missed what he said (ADD lol), and took around 25 pages of notes meanwhile. Thank you for this course, James Fester! I can't wait to listen to your course on US History and learn more about it!

Milciades

June 11, 2020

The course simplifies the technicality of this topic and the instructor makes every effort to explain this complex topic. I recommend the course.

Eric

June 1, 2020

Very useful of knowledge an information. Wish it described more about to defend your bill of rights in court an for law suits against the city an local governments that violate the constitution

Max

May 17, 2020

I am so happy that I took this course. At the end of the course I have learned a lot about the Constitution. It will definitely help me understand more history and current affairs moving forward. Thank you James!

Eunmi

June 15, 2018

I like the composition of the lecture. The lecturer provided background history and it helps a lot to understand.

David

June 10, 2018

Great content, and well explained. The instructor needs to use less "erms" and "ums". Good overall though.

Erik

April 23, 2018

This a great introduction to American government. The instructor explains everything really well and and is very easy to understand all the lessons!

Eric

January 18, 2018

What a great course..... I'm am truly amazed at the level of performance. I learned so much during this course.

Jamie

June 28, 2017

its great, I'm using it to study for a government CLEP exam and its covering most of the topics I hoped it would

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