PLCY 702 Discussion Colonial Constitution
PLCY 702 Discussion Colonial Constitution and Popular Sovereignty
- Reading: Tocqueville Ch. 3 & 4; McClellan pp. 89 – 111, 167 – 170; & articles
How does Tocqueville define the principle of popular sovereignty? What is new about that principle in Tocqueville’s view? In what ways is this principle evident in or protected by colonial constitutions?