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October 2000
1 WEEK FOUR	2 Degree Applications Due Democracy in the Middle Ages. Read, in Greer and Lewis, Chapters 5 and 6, Selections on Feudalism, Manorialism, Rise of  Trade and Towns, Medieval Church, & Medieval Ideal and Reality	3  Democracy in the Middle Ages. Read, in Greer and Lewis, Chapters 5 and 6, Selections on Feudalism, Manorialism, Rise of  Trade and Towns, Medieval Church, & Medieval Ideal and Reality	4	5 Read, in Idea of Democracy, #4, Magna Carta, pp. 14-16.  Visit websites associated with this document as presented in the syllabus for week four.	6  Read, in Idea of Democracy, #4, Magna Carta, pp. 14-16.  Visit websites associated with this document as presented in the syllabus for week four.	7
8  WEEK FIVE	9 Columbus Day, No Classes	10Monday Class Schedule Read, in Greer and Lewis, Chapter 7	11	12  Read, in Greer and Lewis, Chapter 8	13 Read, in Greer and Lewis, Chapters 7 -8	14
15 WEEK SIX	16 The Reformation and "Reason" The Purpose of Society Read, in Greer & Lewis, Chapter 9 Read and print off to bring to class: John Winthrop, A Model of Christian Charity John Winthrop:  On Liberty	17 The Reformation and "Reason" The Purpose of Society Read, in Greer & Lewis, Chapter 9 Read and print off to bring to class: John Winthrop, A Model of Christian Charity John Winthrop:  On Liberty	18	19 Reaction Paper I Due Read, in Idea of Democracy           #5  "The Social Contract"  by Thomas Hobbes, pp. 17- 23	20  Reaction Paper I Due Read, in Idea of Democracy           #5  "The Social Contract"  by Thomas Hobbes, pp. 17- 23	21 Parent's Weekend
22 Parent's weekend WEEK SEVEN	23 Accommodating Differences. Read, In Idea of Democracy, # 7,  "Toleration and Government:  A Letter Concerning Coleration and Treatise of Government" (extracts),  by John Locke pp. 24-32	24 Accommodating Differences. Read, In Idea of Democracy, # 7,  "Toleration and Government:  A Letter Concerning Coleration and Treatise of Government" (extracts),  by John Locke pp. 24-32	25	26 Mid-term Examination Distributed Reason and Enlightenment:  Fact or Process?? Read, in Idea of Democracy, # 8  Freedom and Enlightenment--What is Enlightenment?  by Immanuel Kant.  pp. 33-34	27 Mid-term Examination Distributed Reason and Enlightenment:  Fact or Process?? Read, in Idea of Democracy, # 8  Freedom and Enlightenment--What is Enlightenment?  by Immanuel Kant.  pp. 33-34	28
29 WEEK EIGHT	30  Agencies of Government Print off the Internet..  The English Declaration of Rights (1689)  And in The Idea of Democracy,   #10,  On Election to Parliament, by Edmund Burke.  p. 38	31  Agencies of Government Print off the Internet..  The English Declaration of Rights (1689)  And in The Idea of Democracy,   #10,  On Election to Parliament, by Edmund Burke.  p. 38

 

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November 2000
WEEK EIGHT			1	2 Warning Grades Due Agencies of Government Read:  in Idea of Democracy  # 9, The Declaration of Independence.	3  Agencies of Government Read:  in Idea of Democracy  # 9, The Declaration of Independence.	4
5 WEEK NINE	6 Advisement Period Begins Read:  in Idea of Democracy #13, Federalist  Paper 10 #14, Federalist Paper 51 Anti-Federalist Papers 10 and 51	7  Read:  in Idea of Democracy #13, Federalist  Paper 10 #14, Federalist Paper 51 Anti-Federalist Papers 10 and 51	8	9  Read:  in Idea of Democracy #12,  Constitution of the United States.	10 Veteran's Day, but Classes Meet.   Read:  in Idea of Democracy #12,  Constitution of the United States.	11
12 WEEK TEN	13 Review, in Idea of Democracy,  The Constitution of the United States, pp. 41-50, this time with a special emphasis on the Bill of Rights, (Amendments 1-10).  (#12, pp. 40-50) Read, "Declaration of Rights of Man and of Citizens". #11,  pp. 38-39 The links connect to pertinent commentary by Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine	14 Telephone Registration, Spring Term Review, in Idea of Democracy,  The Constitution of the United States, pp. 41-50, this time with a special emphasis on the Bill of Rights, (Amendments 1-10).  (#12, pp. 40-50) Read, "Declaration of Rights of Man and of Citizens". #11,  pp. 38-39 The links connect to pertinent commentary by Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine	15	16 Last Day to Withdraw with "W" READ, in Idea of Democracy,  #15, "Democracy and Equality," by Alexis De Tocqueville (pp.57-63) Read Ahead, #19,  "Civil Disobedience," by Henry David Thoreau, pp. 75-90	17    READ, in Idea of Democracy,  #15, "Democracy and Equality," by Alexis De Tocqueville (pp.57-63) Read Ahead, #19,  "Civil Disobedience," by Henry David Thoreau, pp. 75-90	18
19 WEEK 11	20   #19,  "Civil Disobedience," by Henry David Thoreau, pp. 75-90	21   #19,  "Civil Disobedience," by Henry David Thoreau, pp. 75-90	22 Thanksgiving Recess	23 Thanksgiving Recess	24 Thanksgiving Recess	25 Thanksgiving Recess
26 Thanksgiving Recess WEEK 12	27 In Person Registration for Winter & Spring Sessions  Review "Civil Disobedience," pp. 75-90	28  Review "Civil Disobedience,"  pp. 75-90	29	30  Read, in Greer & Lewis, The Spread of Liberal Democracy and Nationalism, pp. 484-500.  Read, in Idea of Democracy #s 16 and 17. "Legal Disabilities of  Women," and Letters on the Equality of Sexes. (Sarah Grimke) pp. 64-71

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December 2000					1  Read, in Greer & Lewis, The Spread of Liberal Democracy and Nationalism, pp. 484-500.   Read, in Idea of Democracy #s 16 and 17. "Legal Disabilities of  Women," and Letters on the Equality of Sexes. (Sarah Grimke) pp. 64-71	2
3 WEEK 13	4  Read, in Idea of Democracy, #18, Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions, pp. 71-74 #20, Speech at Peoria, Abraham Lincoln,  pp. 89-90 #21, Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln, pp. 91-92 From the  Internet:  Plessy v. Ferguson (download this and bring to class)  The Idea of Democracy has the dissent ( # 24, pp. 110-113) only.  To know what the dissent is about you need to know the majority opinion.	5  Read, in Idea of Democracy, #18, Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions, pp. 71-74 #20, Speech at Peoria, Abraham Lincoln,  pp. 89-90 #21, Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln, pp. 91-92 From the  Internet:  Plessy v. Ferguson (download this and bring to class)  The Idea of Democracy has the dissent ( # 24, pp. 110-113) only.  To know what the dissent is about you need to know the majority opinion.	6	7 Read, in Idea of Democracy, # 25, Brown v. Board of  Education, pp. 114-115           and  #28,   "Letter from a Birmingham Jail". M. L. King	8  Read, in Idea of Democracy, # 25, Brown v. Board of  Education, pp. 114-115           and  #28,   "Letter from a Birmingham Jail". M. L. King	9
10 WEEK 14	11 Last Week of Classes Read, in Idea of Democracy  # 22 The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx, pp. 93-104 Internet:  MUNICH Speech of April 12, 1922 (Adolf Hitler)  Internet:  "Doctrine of Fascism and Decalogue"  (Benito Mussolini)	12 Last Week of Classes Read, in Idea of Democracy  # 22 The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx, pp. 93-104 Internet:  MUNICH Speech of April 12, 1922 (Adolf Hitler)  Internet:  "Doctrine of Fascism and Decalogue"  (Benito Mussolini)	13 Last Week of Classes	14 Last Week of Classes Read, from Idea of Democracy,      #23,  On Liberty,  John Stuart Mill,  pp.  104-110    #27,  "Iron Curtain" Speech given at Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, March 5, 1946, pp. 117-119	15 Last Week of Classes Read, from Idea of Democracy,      #23,  On Liberty,  John Stuart Mill,  pp.  104-110    #27,  "Iron Curtain" Speech given at Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, March 5, 1946, pp. 117-119	16
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