Lessons

Read the lesson — or listen to it — before the five-question check. You need the ideas, not just the letters.

1. Lesson 1 · 8 min · Enlightenment influencesIdeas that built the governmentNatural rights, the social contract, and why power is split on purpose.New
2. Lesson 2 · 9 min · Colonial documents and the DeclarationFrom English roots to independenceDocuments that limited kings — and the one that cut the colonies loose.New
3. Lesson 3 · 8 min · First constitution and its failureThe Articles of ConfederationAmerica’s first national government — and why a weak Congress could not hold.New
4. Lesson 4 · 9 min · Convention, compromises, FederalistsWriting and selling the ConstitutionCompromises in Philadelphia, then the fight to ratify.New
5. Lesson 5 · 8 min · Preamble and articlesHow the Constitution is builtPreamble goals and what each article actually does.New
6. Lesson 6 · 9 min · Legislative, executive, judicialBranches, separation, and checksWho does what — and who can stop whom.New
7. Lesson 7 · 8 min · Federal system and enumerated powersFederalism and kinds of powerNational, state, and shared powers — plus unitary and confederal systems.New
8. Lesson 8 · 10 min · Individual rightsThe Bill of Rights and later amendmentsThe first ten amendments, plus the ones that expanded who counts.New
9. Lesson 9 · 8 min · Legislative process and Article VMaking laws and amending the ConstitutionThe path of a bill, and the harder path of an amendment.New
10. Lesson 10 · 10 min · Civic participation and case lawCitizenship, politics, and famous casesWhat citizens must do, how elections work, and the cases the EOC repeats.New
11. Lesson 11 · 9 min · Executive branch rolesThe chief executiveWhat the president actually does, plus the governor as a state’s chief executive.New