Constitution 201: Woodrow Wilson and the Rejection of the Founders’ Principles (Part 1/2)

WOODROW WILSONWelcome to part 2 of our 10-part lecture series presented by Hillsdale College entitled “Constitution 201.”

Each lecture lasts approximately 40 minutes.  Lectures and other study materials will be included and are available to our readers.  We expect to present all 10 parts before Election Day, November 6.

Overview: Woodrow Wilson and the Rejection of the Founders’ Principles

Progressives believe that America needs to move beyond the principles of the Founding.  Woodrow Wilson—who served as president of Princeton University, governor of New Jersey, and as America’s 28th president—was one of the earliest Progressive thinkers.  His critique of the Founding—namely, his rejection of the principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution’s system of the separation of powers—is one of the most articulate expressions of the Progressive movement’s core beliefs.