Basic American Government Author:Clarence B. Carson Gives an account of the general government as established by — the Constitution, of the state gov. which prceded or came after it and their constitutions. More, it details the Ancient and modern foundations, scriptural and secualr, on which these constitutions and gov. rested. The Founders of the US cuilt on a great foundation, and the story of... more » that is told in these pages. The story is told, too, how the Constitution of 1787 became venerated and accepted as a Higher Law in the 19th century. The account ends with a sobering description of the massive departures from the Constitution constructing a Leviathon, which government is now out of control.« less