Assignment for Monday, 9/10

In Tocqueville's Democracy in America, read Volume 1, Chapter XVII, "Principal Causes which Tend to Maintain the Democratic Republic in the United States." Please note that you do NOT have to read the entire chapter; there are some sections about religion that we will likely read later in the course, plus some stuff about Europe that we will not. Instead, read the first paragraph, and then the materials following these sub-headings:

• Accidental or Providential Causes Helping to Maintain a Democratic Republic in the United States
• Influence of the Laws upon the Maintenance of a Democratic Republic in the United States
• Influence of Manners [or Mores or Customs] upon the Maintenance of a Democratic Republic in the United States
• The Laws Contribute More to the Maintenance of the Democratic Republic in the United States Than Do the Physical Circumstances of the Country, and Mores [Manners] Do More Than the Laws

That will give us plenty to talk about. Enjoy your weekend.