The results on the T/F quiz were all in all, postive. Students scored roughly in the 67% percentile. Remember, I will give you 10 points regardless of y0ur score. I want you to understand that you will be rewarded from time to time for keeping up on the nightly reading.
We covered some pretty important concepts today in lecture. Kind of the "meat and potatoes" of the Constitution or the "big ideas." Remember, the Founders had a real fear of tyranny. They had lived under colonial rule and did not want to replace "one tyranny for another." The ideas of the Enlightenment figured very prominantly in the formation of the Constitution. This was exciting stuff this idea of "unaliable rights"--downright revolutionary. Keep in mind though that the Founders did not equate women or slaves or even the poor into their definition of who was entitled to popular soveriegnty.
Anyway, tonight's Franklin primary source reading is a warm up for Federalist 51 for tomorrow. This will be somewhat challenging, but we'll muster through together. Pasen feliz noches...
Franklin's letter was fairly understandable but I'm still a bit nervous for Federalist 51... = / I also had some trouble with the questions for the primary source. But we'll see how it goes I suppose.
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