Founding Values: Promises and Institutions

The panelists will reflect on specific values and institutions represented in the Declaration of Independence and United States Constitution. Drawing on interdisciplinary expertise across Political Science, Political Economy and History, they will discuss how these reflect America’s founding documents’ promises of Limited Government, Habeas Corpus and Due Process including for minorities; and “Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”

Organized in partnership with the School of Politics and Global Studies.

Founding Values is an event series designed for ASU and the surrounding community to distance ourselves from partisan politics and reflect on the values represented in the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution.

The semiquincentennial, the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding, offers us a unique and timely opportunity to ask if we are upholding those values, and what we can do as a community to protect those values—if we think that they ought to be protected.

In response to a call for proposed sessions, the Lincoln Center received many timely and important proposals from faculty, students and community members. We are thrilled to be able to offer support for such a diverse set of sessions through the event series.

Founding Values will host seven events over three weeks: from April 13 to 28. The event series is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided. 

For more information about the event series, please visit: lincolncenter.asu.edu/founding-values.