I agree. Citizens have only themselves to blame for unconstitutionally big federal government. Thomas Jefferson had put it this way.
“Cherish, therefore, the spirit of our people, and keep alive their attention. If once they become inattentive to the public affairs, you and I, and Congress and Assemblies, judges and governors, shall all become wolves. It seems to be the law of our general nature.” - Thomas Jefferson (Letter to Edward Carrington January 16, 1787)
I was not taught the Constitution in high school 60 years ago. It was a good school with a high number of National Merit Scholar finalists. We did cover the Bill of Rights and briefly looked at some of the other aspects. In college I took American Constitutional government which I think may have been a required course. It had a 2 inch thick textbook which we covered from beginning to end.