Zooming Out: The Why and How of the Structure of US Law

The ideas behind what we know as "US Law"

Let's "zoom out" and understand how and why the founding fathers structured our system of laws the way they did. To do this, we'll look at history, context, intent and application -- always keeping the central questions in mind.

"Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch." - Ambrose Bierce

"Democracies have been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their death." -- James Madison

"The experience of all former ages had shown that of all human governments, democracy was the most unstable, fluctuating and short-lived." -- John Quincy Adams

"The issue today i ...