Name: Intro to US Gov: Models of Representative Democracy, Enlightenment Thought
Uploaded: 2019-09-12T01:00:00.000Z
Duration: T00H44M48S
Description: In the stream we went over the difference between government and politics as well as the functions of government. We then discussed the Enlightenment thinkers Locke, Montesqueiu, and Rosseau and the influence they had on the design of our Ameircan government. Finally, we discussed the types of democracy: participatory, pluralism, and elite.

AP US Government

In the stream we went over the difference between government and politics as well as the functions of government. We then discussed the Enlightenment thinkers Locke, Montesqueiu, and Rosseau and the influence they had on the design of our Ameircan government. Finally, we discussed the types of democracy: participatory, pluralism, and elite. 

Intro to US Gov: Models of Representative Democracy, Enlightenment Thought

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