Through The Constitution Podcast

The Early Relationship Between the New Independent States

Honest Abe made an honest mistake in the Gettysburg Address. Our fathers did not bring forth a new nation. What did they bring forth? This is essential to understanding the Constitution's "a more perfect union."

The Relationship of the Colonies before 1776

The Preamble to the Constitution explains that the people created this constitution "…in Order to form a more perfect union…"More perfect than what? To answer that, we must discover what the relationship between the states was like before and during the revolution.

Who are the Potters of the Constitutional Clay?

“This Constitution,” said James Wilson, “is laid before the citizens of the United States…By their fiat, it will become of value and authority.” And the people said, “Let there be a Constitution, and there was a Constitution.”

The Preamble: One Sentence that Changed the World

The U.S. Constitution is undoubtedly one of those narratives of  grace, a Hinge of History, a work of genius bestowed upon us during a  unique time in human history. The Preamble, which is only one sentence,  sums up the Constitution’s goals.