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* 594 BC Athenian path towards democracy developed under Solon | |||
* 508-411 effective democracy in Athens | |||
** 375 BC Plato criticizes democracy in "The Republic" | |||
* 509 BC Roman Republic established | |||
* 27 BC official end of Roman Republic | |||
** as Senate grants extraordinary powers to Caesar Augustus | |||
* 1215 Magna Carta | |||
** King John cedes power to local lords and recognizes civil and legal protections in law | |||
* 1450s-1500s Italian Renaissance | |||
** rise of humanism & political philosophy (Machiavelli) | |||
* Declaration of Rights of Englishmen | |||
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<big>'''Democracy'''</big> | |||
* demos = people | |||
* -cracy = rule by | |||
* ancient Athens employed a form of "direct democracy" | |||
** male citizens voted directly on state policies | |||
** approx. 60% of Athenian adult men participated | |||
* historical meaning: | |||
** dangers of "mob rule" & "'''tyranny of the majority'''" | |||
** instability and susceptibility to populism & demagoguery | |||
*** populism = | |||
*** demagoguery = appeal to the fears of citizens | |||
* American Founders distrusted pure democracy | |||
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<big>'''Republic'''</big> | |||
* from Latin ''res publica'' = of the people | |||
* divided government | |||
** Senate (represented "patricians," or elites) and Tribunes (popular representative body) | |||
* historical meaning: | |||
** anti-monarchical | |||
** stability and flexibility | |||
** susceptiblity to populism, demagoguery and factionalism | |||
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=== Enlightenment ideas === | === Enlightenment ideas === | ||
* Machiavelli | * Machiavelli | ||
** Roman republic | ** Roman republic | ||
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* John Locke | * John Locke | ||
** natural law | |||
** "clean slate" theory of human equality | |||
* Montesquieu | * Montesquieu | ||
** theories on separation of powers | |||
* Hobbes v. Hume | * Hobbes v. Hume | ||
=== | === Madison's Federalist no. 10 === | ||
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=== faction & disagreement === | === faction & disagreement === | ||
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** How do the big political parties adapt to those movements? | ** How do the big political parties adapt to those movements? | ||
** How does the Constitution both resolve factionalism and enhance it? | ** How does the Constitution both resolve factionalism and enhance it? | ||
=== Declaration of Independence === | |||
* affirmation of Locke | |||
* anti-monarchy | |||
* justifies revolution based on needs of citizens | |||
=== Constitution === | === Constitution === | ||