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Roots of Democracy

Objectives:
  • Examine the fundamental principles of government and law developed by leading philosophers, such as Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu and Rousseau.
  • Explain how common law and historic documents, such as Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, and the Mayflower Compact influenced framers of the Constitution and its development. ​
  • Describe how the Constitution provides for checks and balances, such as legislative overrides of vetoes, the limitations on the powers of the President and the appointment process.

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John Locke
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Thomas Hobbes
Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies
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Catonsville, MD 21228
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