Instructions: watch the following videos, which together cover much of the material we covered in class prior to the mid-term. They’re not very long (about 52 min. total) and the narrators speak quickly, so take notes and replay any parts that aren’t clear to you. When you’re finished, write a 2-page paper summarizing their main points. You don’t need to state your own opinion, although you are welcome to if you like. The main goal is just to show that you have understood this material. Due Wednesday, October 20.

Aristotle:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQnGmGJgy98 (Links to an external site.)

Locke & Rousseau:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZtENCOzPf0 (Links to an external site.)

(Note: this video isn’t totally correct, as it seems to conflate the “general will” in Rousseau with the will of the majority. But it’s the best I could find.)

Federalist no. 10:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xObr8pg8uC0 (Links to an external site.)

Federalist no. 51:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npcpqqLM814 (Links to an external site.)

I looked for a good video on Federalist no. 39 (“partly national, partly federal”) and couldn’t find one. Even Youtube doesn’t have everything!