Total run time:
3h 30m
In order to understand the founding documents of the United States, you need to know something about the men who wrote them. What books or thinkers influenced the Founders? Why were there disagreements at the Constitutional Convention? How did people who talked about freedom allow slavery to continue? What is the relationship between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution?
Where did the founding ideas of Washington, Madison, and Jefferson find their origins? How did America come to be the preeminent example of the sovereignty of the people? Four professors discuss how the foundational ideas behind this unique political
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Where did the founding ideas of Washington, Madison, and Jefferson find their origins? How did America come to be the preeminent example of the sovereignty of the people? Four professors discuss how the foundational ideas behind this unique political experiment can be traced back to two extraordinary thinkers: John Locke and Baron de Montesquieu.
00:00 - Opening
00:51 - Title Card
00:57 - Locke & Montesquieu
01:21 - Locke's Influence
02:58 - Montesquieu's Influence
03:58 - Constituting a Government: balance of powers
05:42 - Locke and Montesquieu's ideas today
06:28 - End Credits
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Featuring:
Professor Paul Carrese | Director of the School of Civic & Economic Thought and Leadership at Arizona State University
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Professor Eric R. Claeys | Professor of Law at the Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University
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Professor Paul A. Rahe | Professor of History, Charles O. Lee and Louise K. Lee Chair in the Western Heritage, Member of Graduate Faculty at Hillsdale College
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Professor Michael Zuckert | Nancy R. Dreux Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame
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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.
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Related Links & Differing Views:
Democracy in Moderation: Montesquieu, Tocqueville, and Sustainable Liberalism
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America’s Civic Virtue of Moderation
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Montesquieu & the Separation of Powers
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Launching Liberalism: On Lockean Political Philosophy
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Montesquieu and the Logic of Liberty
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Soft Despotism, Democracy's Drift: Montesquieu, Rousseau, Tocqueville, and the Modern Prospect
https://isearch.asu.edu/profile/3062537
Total run time:
3h 30m
Course:
Total videos:
15
Difficulty:
Elective
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