Civic Sense

Federalism Disarmed: Power, Militias, and the Fragility of American DemocracyFrom Lexington Green to Little Rock, from the antebellum muster fields to the National Guard deployments of the modern era, the history of American militias tells a story far larger than muskets, uniforms, or parades. It is the story of federalism itself: how power was divided, contested, and ultimately centralized. Federalism Disarmed argues that the rise and fall of state militias is not a dusty chapter in military history but a key to understanding both why the Civil War could erupt so quickly and why states today are powerless to resist an increasingly authoritarian federal government. John Weyermuller is a dedicated Middle School Social Studies teacher from Southern California. Drawing from his extensive research on educational curriculum and his deep understanding of the challenges in reading comprehension across the United States, he created the Civic Sense series to empower people with essential knowledge and critical thinking skills for navigating civic life.

Refounding America: The Case for a Constitutional Convention is the fifth book in the Civic Sense series from John Weyermuller. In this book, we look at the possibility of Americans reforming their government through a Constitutional Convention. However, since the first Constitutional Convention in 1787, the United States hasn't had another one, despite the Constitution allowing for it. While we did come close in the early 20th century to having a new convention, the fact that it hasn't happened before makes many wonder if we could effectively have one. In Refounding America: The Case for a Constitutional Convention, the necessity of a convention is clearly shown, and how we can hold one is clearly laid out. John Weyermuller is a dedicated Middle School Social Studies teacher from Southern California. Drawing from his extensive research on educational curriculum and his deep understanding of the challenges in reading comprehension across the United States, he created the Civic Sense series to empower people with essential knowledge and critical thinking skills for navigating civic life.