Chapters
The Basics
مبانی
Farsi fundamentals: letters, pronunciation, numbers, grammar basics, and essential vocabulary
Slogans
شعارها
Revolutionary slogans, protest chants, and famous political phrases throughout history
Components of Good Governance
اجزای حکمرانی خوب
The essential principles and components that make up good governance
Components of a Constitution
اجزای یک قانون اساسی
The essential elements and articles found in constitutions around the world
Code of Ur-Nammu
قانوننامه اور-نامو
The oldest surviving law code, from ancient Sumer (c. 2100-2050 BCE)
Magna Carta
منشور کبیر
The Great Charter of 1215, a cornerstone of constitutional liberty
Mayflower Compact
پیماننامه میفلاور
The 1620 agreement that established self-governance in the New World
Declaration of Independence
اعلامیه استقلال
The 1776 American Declaration of Independence and its principles of liberty
The United States Constitution
قانون اساسی ایالات متحده
The supreme law of the United States, ratified in 1788
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
قانون ویرجینیا برای آزادی دینی
Thomas Jefferson's 1786 statute establishing religious liberty
Emancipation Proclamation
اعلامیه آزادسازی
Lincoln's 1863 executive order that freed enslaved people in Confederate states
Gettysburg Address
سخنرانی گتیزبرگ
Lincoln's 1863 speech redefining the meaning of the Civil War and American democracy
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
اعلامیه جهانی حقوق بشر
The 1948 declaration establishing fundamental rights for all people worldwide
Political Philosophy and Economics
فلسفه سیاسی و اقتصاد
The philosophical and economic foundations that shape constitutions and governance
Drafting The Perfect Constitution
تدوین قانون اساسی کامل
Bringing together all lessons to design a modern, just, and enduring constitution