Publication Date
Spring 2012
School
Helms School of Government
Major
Government: Politics and Policy
Primary Subject Area
Political Science, General
Keywords
Covenant, Constitution, Civil Covenant, United States Constitution
Disciplines
American Politics
Recommended Citation
Crabtree, William T., "Our Covenant Constitution: The Covenantal Nature of the United States Constitution" (2012). Senior Honors Theses. 310.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/honors/310
Abstract
The problem with the national government and politics in the United States today is that citizens and politicians have both forgotten, ignored, and undermined the nature and significance of the U.S. Constitution as a civil covenant based on civil and religious liberty and limited government. This thesis proposes to analyze the nature of the Constitution as a civil covenant and how a proper interpretation and application of it as such can solve many of today’s most pressing political problems. It will discuss the nature and history of civil covenants, examine the mechanics of the Constitution in the creation of a Federal Republic, briefly trace the breakdown of this system through sundry events and policies in American history, and delineate a few possible solutions.
