1. Discussed Iron Triangles and Issue Networks.
2. Discussed democratic theory, including majoritarian theory, elite theory, pluralism, and hyperpluralism.
3. Discussed the reasons the colonists came to America and the ideas that they brought with them (including looking for ideas in the Constitutional Rights and Principles handout).
The homework is to read the Declaration of Independence by Monday. If you'd like to listen to a dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independence, click on the link below. (It is from the Colonial Williamsburg website.) Also remember that your extra credit is due on Monday.
The Declaration of Independence, from Colonial Williamsburg
(Once on the Colonial Williamsburg website, scroll down to the June 2