In this podcast we describe the three branches of the United States government, their responsibilities, and some related details. I had been asked some questions about this subject, and thought it might be useful to discuss it. A related topic is this: what happens if one branch of government exceeds its authority?
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William Bainbridge ranks among the very greatest of the early American naval commanders. Born in Princeton, New Jersey in 1774 to a father who was a prominent physician, he was apprenticed to the sea at the ripe age of fifteen. Even as a teenager, his actions and deportment marked him as fated for great things.
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The fabled USS Constitution is still the oldest commissioned vessel in the US Navy. Just the sight of her in Charlestown drydock is enough to quicken the pulse of any man entranced by feats of heroism and valor. A relic from an era when warships circled each other at sea like snarling dogs, she tallied an extraordinary list of accomplishments during her active service life. We will here relate the tale of her escape from almost certain capture by a squadron of British ships during the War of 1812.
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Quintus Curtius 
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