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This is an abridged version of professor Alberto Coll’s essay in the Winter 2023 issue of The American Experiment, the Jack Miller Center’s historical journal.
Alberto R. Coll is the Vincent de Paul Professor of Law at DePaul University's College of Law. He is a Jack Miller Center faculty partner and has contributed significantly to JMC's K-12 efforts through the Founding Civics Initiative and the American Civics and History Initiative.