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American experience was different or unique from others so they had a role to play as the city upon a hill |
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word used to describe america: "fatherland" |
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their moral foundation of many rules |
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american founders: social compact |
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believed the compact would be a solution for everything |
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difference between american founders and greek ones |
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the greek ones were regular people, not scholars |
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politically a pres. is chosen. morally he makes the decisions that benefit most people. |
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two different "liberty" meanings |
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freedom from empire, freedom to live the way they want |
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of crown, and of majorities |
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explored the uniqueness of American character and its sources |
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sold vs. loose: declaration of independence |
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solid vs. loose: bill of rights |
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solid vs. loose: constitution |
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5 things that support the inspiration theory of america! |
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1. depth chart of founders is deep. 2 vast backgrounds and cultures of founding. 3. a lot of "coincidences" 4. compromises that worked out great. 5. that the constitution even worked at all |
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movement that embraces human empowerment. progression |
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critiques the ideals of modernism such as materialism. questions the true object of viewpoints |
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