“A Republic, if you can keep it.” This was Benjamin Franklin’s response to the question, ‘Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?’ Our country has survived a Civil War, terrorist attacks, World Wars, a Great Depression, McCarthyism, disputed elections and most recently an insurrection. In this class, we will trace the American experience in regard to threats to our republic. We will start from the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and progress to the most major realignment of government since that 100-day debate that took place in Philadelphia. First, we will consider what form of government we have in the United States. Are we a democracy, a republic or a constitutional republic? What were the founder’s intentions? When the Founders decided on the Constitution, what were their fears? What did they compromise on? What (if anything) would they have done differently if they had the perspective of these post 2024 Presidential Election months? The focus of the class will be to examine the past challenges to our Constitutional Republic and consider the question: Are we currently in the midst of another Constitutional Crisis?