
Center for Constitutional Studies at UVU
@CCSUVU
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The Center for Constitutional Studies is a nonpartisan, academic institute that promotes the instruction, study, and research of constitutionalism.
Orem, Utah
Joined March 2013
“Rather than using the totalizing language of a one-dimensional, [left–right] spectrum, simply go granular. Instead of saying that a person is a left-wing environmentalist or a right-wing pro-lifer, we can say, ‘This person is an environmentalist’ or ‘They are a pro-lifer.’ We
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In the latest episode of 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 (S3/E2) from @CCSUVU, we explore how the Black-Robed Regiment transformed biblical resistance to tyranny into revolutionary action—from Reverend Jonas Clark's Battle of Lexington sermon to Peter Muhlenberg's dramatic call
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Applications for the 2026–2027 cohort of the @CCSUVU Master of Arts in Constitutional Government, Civics & Law are now open! Learn about the 14-month program, https://t.co/cOtqMnYDFm, and apply today: https://t.co/kmpQEVTrV5.
@UVU #mastersdegree
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@CCSUVU hosted its fall Civic Educators Conference today (Oct. 7) with 150 #K12 teachers on hand. Attendees learned about the #DeclarationOfIndependence and received resources for teaching it in the classroom as we mark America's 250th in 2026. Keynote speaker was BRI President
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What was the spiritual fire that helped ignite the Revolution? Before Lexington and Concord, preachers across New England were preparing their congregations for rebellion, not just politically but theologically. In Season 3's Episode 2, co-hosts Savannah Eccles Johnston and
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Recently, @ccsuvu and @UVUHerbertInst hosted the inaugural National Federalism Summit. #Federalism keeps politics healthy by fostering unity and self-government, joining people and their states in a limited national government to address common problems while local governments
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📘 Abolitionists drew on the Declaration’s ideals to demand freedom. See @BRInstitute’s Plainest Demands of Justice at @CCSUVU’s American Inheritance conference Oct. 7. #CivicEducation #UVU #BlackHistory
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The @ConstitutionCtr, a sponsor for our upcoming Civic Educators Conference in October, has released exciting new resources to support teaching and learning ahead of the 250th anniversary in 2026, including a new Interactive Declaration of Independence and America at 250 Civic
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What if America’s Revolution had collapsed before it truly began? Today, @CCSUVU kicks off Season 3 of 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, which focuses on the people and events that led to the making of the #DeclarationOfIndependence. In this first episode, host 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗵
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📜 Oct. 7 at @CCSUVU: American Inheritance. With @BRInstitute, we’ll connect the Declaration to reformers like Frederick Douglass, Stanton, & King who pressed America to expand rights. Learn more about the conference: https://t.co/W93HqqQXaC.
#CivicEducation #AmericanInheritance
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@CCSUVU’s @verlanlewis wrote in a @deseret opinion on #ConstitutionDay this week: “In contrast to th[e] spirit of amity in 1787 [at the Constitutional Convention], we now live in a society characterized by Team Blue and Team Red, that hate each other. This contempt regularly
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@CCSUVU is thrilled to share that the @ConstitutionCtr is a sponsor for our upcoming Civic Educators Conference Oct. 7 and will be sharing resources inspired by America at 250, including a new Interactive Declaration of Independence and America at 250 Civic Toolkit:
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What if America’s greatest strength wasn’t just its leaders, but the way everyday people came together to shape history? In this final episode of Season 2 of 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, dropped on #ConstitutionDay (Sept. 17), host @ProfBrogdon sits down with @quilldir of
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How did George Washington differ from figures like George III, Napoleon, and Oliver Cromwell, and why did his restraint prove essential to building a constitutional republic? Learn more in Season 2's Episode 17 of 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 with host @ProfBrogdon and
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"Believ[ing] that words are violence . . . is a most pernicious, destructive logic to a free society. It completely eliminates our ability to live together. I am dreading what awaits our nation if this idea is not defeated," writes 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗵 𝗘𝗰𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻,
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"Americans have a First Amendment responsibility to allow free speech," says @lisa_maren, a civics-education fellow @CCSUVU, in a @deseret opinion about what it was like on campus after the Sept. 10 shooting. "Americans have a civic responsibility to renege on all forms of
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