personal reflection

This module/week has examined the political issues that surrounded the formation of the Constitution and the years of the early republic. The partisanship that developed during the first twelve years of the Constitutional period often take many students by surprise. Many of them think that the United States sailed blissfully into greatness in her early years. What struck you as most surprising in your course materials this module/week? Has it changed your thinking about America's founders or about the modern political climate?