Lesson 1: Introduction 

Reading Assignment: 

The 5000 Year Leap: 

(pages 1-6) 

Lesson objectives: 

As a result of this lesson, the student should be able to discuss the following questions/topics: 

1. Can you give at least three reasons why U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch indicated that he was 

personally excited about The 5000 Year Leap? (Page ix) 

2. According to Senator Hatch, what six groups of people should read and study this book? (x) 

3. Briefly explain why The 5000 Year Leap was written. (xiii-xv) 

4. Why did Jamestown seem to be the turning point between the previous 5,000 years and the 
next 200 years? (1-4) 

5. Tell of the miraculous effect of the "28 great ideas" upon the United States, as described by 
President George Washington. (5-6) 

Foreword (pages ix-xi); Preface (pages xiii-xviii); Introduction 

Lesson 2: Ruler'S Law vs. People's Law 
Reading Assignment: 

The 5000 Year Leap: The Founders' Monumental Task: Structuring a Government with All 

Power in the People (pages 9-33) 

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Lesson objectives: 

As a result of this lesson, the student should be able to discuss the following questions/topics: 

1. Describe the two extremes of today's popular political spectrum. 

2. Describe the two extremes of the Founders' political spectrum and tell why it it a better way to 

measure government. 

3. Give at least five characteristics of Ruler's Law. 

4. Give at least five characteristics of People's Law. 

5. What two great civilizations did the Founders admire for their institutes of government. Tell 
how they wanted to memorialize them. 

6. Describe the position of the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution on the Founders' 

spectrum. 

7. If the federal government were to move on the spectrum from its original position, which 
direction would it most likely move? Give two specific warnings from the Founders to prevent 
such a move. 

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