America’s greatest problem is that we have forgotten our roots. Too many of us don’t know or don’t feel connected to those who founded our country.
Case in point, in 2007, a national survey commissioned by the U.S. Mint found that only 30 percent of Americans knew that Thomas Jefferson was our third president, and only 7 percent could name the first four presidents in order. If you’re a part of the 93 percent, you should know that they were George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. The fact is most Americans don’t have a clue why our Founders created this country, what principles motivated them or why they framed our Constitution the way they did.
To restore America, we need to reclaim our past and learn from it. It is only by turning back and examining our beginnings that we can reawaken — or, if you will, reboot — our country. So if, like most people, you’re a little rusty on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, here’s a quick primer or reminder of what our government was meant to be — and should be.
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