Texas A&M University-Central Texas to mark Constitution Day with American Revolution lecture.

By Demetra Paizanis,
Communications Coordinator –

Texas A&M University-Central Texas will host “The Great Irony of the American Revolution,” a free Constitution Day presentation examining the irony of replacing the deliberately weak national government created by the Articles of Confederation with a stronger central government under the Constitution. Timothy C. Hemmis, associate professor of history, will present from 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, Sept. 17, in the Bernie Beck Lecture Hall in Founders Hall. Students, faculty, staff and community members may attend.

Hemmis will trace the nation’s political evolution from the Declaration of Independence, which asserted independence without establishing a national government, through the Articles of Confederation, which created the first national government with deliberately limited powers. The Constitution later replaced that system with a stronger central government built on enumerated powers and checks on its authority.

“We are still living under the grand experiment called The United States of America and its Constitution and as a citizen you need to be part of it by being educated and participating in it,” Hemmis said.

The program will include time for audience questions and light refreshments will be provided.

For more information, contact the University Library and Archives at [email protected] or (254) 519-5798.