Over the years, Center for the Study of the American Constitution (CSAC) has developed an extensive outreach program. Our expertise in the Founding Period puts the CSAC in a unique position to collaborate with historical, legal, and civic organizations. We also provide professional development and continuing education opportunities for educators. Below is a list of topics we have offered in the past. 

Seminars for Federal and State Judges

The Rise of the Independent Judiciary
The Great Virginia Triumvirate
The Federalist/Anti-Federalist Debates
The Founders and Slavery
The Declaration of Independence and the Preamble: Understanding the Founders
The Origins of the Bill of Rights
How to Pick a Judge: The Appointments of George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison
The Origins of the Three Branches of the Government
The Founders on the Founders
Religion in the Early Republic
Slavery: The Lost Opportunity to Eradicate during the Revolution Era
Science and the Founders
Death and the Founders

Conferences/Seminars for Teachers

Religion in the Early Republic (pdf)
Political Humor and the Ratification Debates (pdf)
Teaching About Executive Powers Using Scripted Conversations (pdf)
Teaching the Federalist/Antifederalist Debates Using Scripted Conversations (pdf)
CSAC Fellowship Program (pdf)
Rights: Past, Present, and Future (Spring 2011) (pdf)

The Challenges of Interpreting the Constitution (Fall 2011) (pdf)

Limiting and Regulating the First Amendment (Spring 2012) (pdf)
The Nature, Extent, and Challenges of Executive Power (Spring 2014) (pdf)

The Personalities, Character, and Rhetoric of Washington and Jefferson (Fall 2014) (pdf)

The Legislative Branch: Historical Context and Contemporary Challenges (Spring 2015) (pdf)
Institute on the American Founding Period (Summer 2012) (pdf) 
Institute on the American Founding Period (Summer 2013) (pdf)
Institute on the American Founding Period (Summer 2014) (pdf)
Institute on the American Founding Period (Summer 2015) (pdf)
Institute on the American Founding Period (Summer 2016) (pdf)
Institute on the American Founding Period (Summer 2017) (pdf)
Colonial Constitutionalism: A Study of Contested Sovereignty (Summer 2015) (pdf)
The Independent Judiciary: Historical Context and Contemporary Challenges (Fall 2015) (pdf)
The Historical and Philosophical Foundations of the American Constitution (Winter 2016) (pdf)
James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and Religious Establishment: A Scripted Conversation (Winter 2016) (pdf)  
The Federalist/Antifederalist Debate over the Bill of Rights: A Scripted Conversation (Winter 2016) (pdf)
Expanding Consent and Liberty: Constitutionalizing the Declaration of Independence (Winter 2016) (pdf)

Alexander Hamilton: From Obscurity to Greatness (Fall 2016) (pdf)
The Role and Legacy of George Washington and the Founding of the American Republic (Fall 2017) (pdf) 

 Presentations for Community Groups

The Founders and Fame
The Founders and Death
Washington and Virtue
Madison and Jefferson
Abigail Adams
Religion and the Founders