American Government & Law provides a unique analysis of the U.S. Constitution from a Biblical vantage point. The course takes a sober look at some of the history behind the Constitution, revisiting the predominantly Christian, Anti-Federalist objections of men like Patrick Henry, that were raised when this important document was drafted. It goes on to provide much needed critique of its critical weaknesses as well as its strengths. Strengths include a Biblical division of power, federalism and the republican form. Foremost among the weaknesses is the fact that the Constitution neglected to acknowledge a Power higher than itself, thereby tacitly rejecting any divine absolutes. in the civil realm As this course ably demonstrates, America's social problems are rooted not primarily in our departure from the Constitution, per se, but in the humanism inherent within the very heart of the Constitution itself.