Due Wednesday: Quiz on Chapter 19.3 in the textbook. Focus on:
- the causes of the American Revolution
- the results of the American Revolution
- the primary elements of the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution
- the connection between Enlightenment ideas and the Revolutionary War and the creation of the Constitution
Due Tuesday (D) / Wednesday (F) - Read Jean Jacques Rousseau's "The Social Contract" in your packet and answer the following questions:
- How does Rousseau address the idea of "liberty" on page 73?
- To what problem does the "Social Contract" provide the solution?
- What do people give up and receive when they enter into this "contract"? What governs or enforces the contract?
- What is the difference between the "will of all" and the "general will"?
- How does the idea of "factions" play into how Rousseau believes a society should be governed?
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