Suggested Readings

The following readings can provide a good background and foundation in the material covered in this course. Please click on the title to view the readings. Those that do not have links could not be found in full text online. Unless otherwise indicated I will attempt to retrieve copies for students interested in the additional reading.

• Federalist # 10 – James Madison
• Federalist # 51 – James Madison
• Democracy in America – Alexis de Tocqueville
• Where Have All the Voters Gone? – Martin Wattenberg
• Leviathan - Thomas Hobbes
• What Democracy is...and is Not - Philippe C. Schmitter & Terry Lynn Karl (Copies Available, pgs 79-85)
• The Philosopher King (from The Republic) - Plato
• 2nd Treatise of Civil Government - John Locke