"The 5000 Year Leap"
5000 Year Leap & Making of America study guide
Prepared by: Earl Taylor Jr.
This study guide requires the two books:
28 Fundamental Beliefs of our Founding Fathers
Does the world of politics, government, American history, and the Constitution seem a little complicated to you? It can be amazingly simple once you learn the basic principles on which America was founded--and this course is designed to help you do just that!
It contains 31 outlines that you can use either as a personal study syllabus or as a guide to enjoyable monthly discussions with family members, friends, and neighbors. Whether you use these materials on an individual basis or in a group setting, they will enable you to gain an in-depth understanding of--
- The "28 great ideas" that have changed the world
- Where the founding fathers discovered their inspired system of self-government
- The actual text of the U.S. Constitution and what it really means
- Important current events from a constitutional perspective
This course of study examines W. Cleon Skousen's two classic textbooks on America's freedom formula. The first of these is The Five Thousand Year Leap, a review of the political, economic, and social principles that every civilization must follow in order to become-or remain-a free people. The second text, The Making of America, unfolds the surprising background and the original meaning of our federal Constitution and shows how the founders used these concepts to produce the strongest, most prosperous nation on earth. If you already have the Five Thousand Year Leap, and/or The Making of America you can purchase the study course separately on this page.
It's essential that all freedom-loving Americans gain a working knowledge of the principles of liberty taught by our founding fathers. Learning these principles will put "fire in your bones," because they provide positive answers to nearly every problem now confronting our nation. Not only will this knowledge enable us to use our vote and our influence more effectively today; it will also prepare us to help rebuild America as we're called upon in the future.
We hope you will joining us in this exciting exploration of the original American "success formula."
National Center for Constitutional Studies
"The Making of America"
Author: Dr. W. Cleon Skousen
"The Making of America is about the world's
greatest political success formula. In a little over a century, this
formula allowed a small segment of the human family -- less than 6
percent -- to become the richest nation on earth. It allowed them to
originate more than half of the world's total production and enjoy the
highest standard of living in the history of the world."
"But Americans have more to share than their wealth. They have the
world's greatest political success formula to share. In this respect
they have been at fault. They have been too self-conscious about their
system and its accomplishments. At times they have been almost
apologetic that they have had such a remarkable system when the rest of
the world did not. The world needs to know this formula." - From the introduction to the Making of America
In this book you will learn the Founding Fathers' story. Much of it is
told in the words of the Founders themselves. You will feel the power
of their minds sweeping away centuries of bad government and bad laws
to formulate a whole new society based on human freedom.
Read what others have said about The Making of America.
"There is no other contemporary source that offers such a thorough compilation of statements by the Framers relating to constitutional interpretation. Furthermore, there are few works that actually attempt to find the Founders' purpose for each phrase of the Constitution. This well-organized approach toward finding the Constitutions substance and meaning has great merit and provides a wealth of material on the Founding Fathers' intentions when drafting the American Constitution."
Leonard Anthony Leo A former member of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee On the Constitution.
"The Making of America will serve as a great aid to all of us who serve as members of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution. It belongs in every library throughout the land as must reading, particularly for our youth."
Edward P. Morgan A member of the National Bicentennial Commission.
"I have just completed the reading of the book, "The Making of America", and have now placed it in an important position in my law library. When applying the framers' intent to the resolution of constitutional issues, "The Making of America" is indispensable. The quotations of the writers of the document go to the heart of the problem and make this solution exceedingly clear. It is a book long overdue."
William C. Goodlow Justice
"The text was recommended to the resource material by the Social Studies Curriculum Advisory Committee. This committee works under the jurisdiction of the State Textbook Commission. The recommendation of the committee was then acted on by the Commission on November 13, 1986. The Commission at the time voted unanimously to accept the recommendation of the committee. Therefore, it will be suggested to Utah schools that the book be used as resource material for teachers and student use."
James R. Moss State Superintendent of Public Instruction
"I wanted to thank you for ... giving me your book on the Constitution ("The Making of America"). I read a good deal of it during my flight back to Washington and I found your thoughts interesting, insightful, and enlightening. I cannot tell you how much admiration I have for your work educating Americans on our most important document. I have said many times that your earlier works provided incentive for me to enter public service. For that I will always be truly grateful."
Senator Jack Kemp
National Center for Constitutional Studies
than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity."
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968), Strength to Love, 1963