A survey of 2,253 Americans conducted by Morning Consult and the Cato Institute provides some good news but also raises serious concerns about the future. The good news is that the survey indicates 55 percent of Americans believe the Constitution should put firm limits on government power and 58 percent say no political party should be trusted with too much power.

However, the survey also indicates that four in ten Americans would approve of a president they voted for "stretching" the Constitution to accomplish their goals. This is not surprising since it is common for people's positions on presidential power to change when their candidate ends up in the Oval Office.

A disturbing result of the survey is that 53 percent of people in Gen Z (defined as those born between 1997 and 2012) have a favorable view of socialism while only 45 percent have a favorable view of capitalism. Fifty-one percent of Gen Z said they are more likely to vote for a candidate who identifies as a "democratic socialist." This support for democratic socialism among young people means America will likely travel further down the path to totalitarianism, as younger voters respond to problems caused by government intervention in the economy with calls for more government.

Students who are not taught the history of America's founding, including the importance of limiting government to a few well-defined functions and separating power among three branches of government and between the federal government and the states, will be less likely to support constitutional government. Similarly young people who are not taught that prosperity comes from free markets, private property, and sound money will be more likely to believe the socialist delusion that the key to prosperity is surrendering our liberty to politicians.