{"id":6123,"date":"2025-06-19T19:23:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T23:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/?page_id=6123"},"modified":"2025-07-12T18:20:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T22:20:25","slug":"high-school-government-level-5-year-2-course","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/high-school-level-5-6\/high-school-government-economics-and-civics\/high-school-government-level-5-year-2-course\/","title":{"rendered":"High School Government Level 5 Year 2 Course"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #c4a990;\">High School Government: <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #c4a990;\">American Government and Economics II<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Recommended for Level 5 Year 2, but appropriate for any student.<\/p>\n<p>American Government and Economics is a four-year course introducing students to American Government, Economics, and Civics. If a student completes all four of the courses, we recommend awarding 0.5 credit in Economics, 1.0 credit in American Government, and 1.0 credit in Civics.<\/p>\n<p>All previous versions of lesson plans can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/archived-lesson-plans\/\">Archived Lesson Plans<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\"> \n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #c4a990\">Course Description<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This course invites students to deepen their understanding of citizenship, justice, and economic principles through sustained engagement with foundational texts and ideas. Students wrestle with questions about human nature and governance through Plutarch&#8217;s <em>Lives<\/em> and explore personal character development with Charlotte Mason&#8217;s <em>Ourselves<\/em>. The course centers on the American founding experience, guiding students through primary sources including the Federalist Papers and the Constitution. Economic understanding grows through practical exploration of supply, demand, and prosperity using Kirk&#8217;s <em>Work and Prosperity<\/em>, while students consider how these principles affect real communities and their own daily lives. Through regular narration of their readings, students develop their own voice and perspective on the great questions of human society.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #c4a990\">Books and Resources<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<h6>Mater Amabilis participates in affiliate programs with Amazon and Living Book Press.<\/h6>\n<p><strong>Civics:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Plutarch&#8217;s Lives,\u00a0<\/em>Plutarch &#8211; translation of your choice, but we recommend one by Bernadotte Perrin [<a href=\"https:\/\/penelope.uchicago.edu\/Thayer\/E\/Roman\/Texts\/Plutarch\/Lives\/home.html\">online version<\/a>]\n<ul>\n<li>OR\u00a0<em>The Plutarch Project Volume One,\u00a0<\/em>White [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4nf8XVc\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Ourselves,\u00a0<\/em>Charlotte Mason [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4kKr17H\">Amaz<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingbookpress.com\/product\/ourselves\/?lbp=2828\">LVP<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amblesideonline.org\/CM\/vol4complete.html\">online at Ambleside Online<\/a>]\n<ul>\n<li><em>Ourselves<\/em> is made up of two books published in a single volume. Be aware that the page numbering begins again at 1 for the second book.<\/li>\n<li><em>Ourselves <\/em>pp. 1-135 are assigned within the Health plans. A student would not need to read these pages twice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>The Art of Conflict Management: Achieving Solutions for Life, Work, and Beyond,\u00a0<\/em>Dues (Great Courses audio lecture series) [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ZDfheO\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Economics:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Economics: Work and Prosperity<\/em>, Kirk [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4lc55Cn\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Honors selection: <em>Economics in One Lesson<\/em>, Hazlitt [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4lyUJNh\">Amaz<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/www.liberalstudies.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Economics-in-One-Lesson_2.pdf\">online PDF<\/a>] &#8211; This book is not more difficult to read, but could earn an Honors designation because of the additional reading time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Government:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>The American Cause,<\/i> Kirk (with introduction by Whitney) [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ZCuwEQ\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Government Primary Source Readings &#8211; selections of essays by American Founders and others; these are linked in the lesson plans and you can find all of them on the <a href=\"https:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/high-school-level-5-6\/high-school-government-economics-and-civics\/high-school-government-lesson-plans-by-book\/\">lesson plans by resource page<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Honors selections &#8211; Adding these selections could make a course Honors level.\n<ul>\n<li><em>Brave New World<\/em>, Huxley [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/43Q7JId\">Amaz<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/www.huxley.net\/bnw\/\">online version<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><em>Reflections on the Revolution in France<\/em>, Burke [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3HOuzHF\">Amaz<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/files\/15679\/15679-h\/15679-h.htm#REFLECTIONS\">Project Gutenberg<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/socserv2.mcmaster.ca\/~econ\/ugcm\/3ll3\/burke\/revfrance.pdf\">PDF<\/a>] &#8211; If you choose to purchase this book, look through the reviews carefully to find one that is a readable edition. This selection is one of the more challenging honors options. The page numbers below are from the Project Gutenberg edition (The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. III.). Some text is included to assist the student in finding the end of each reading in any edition.\n<ul>\n<li>OR <em>The Grand Inquisitor, <\/em>Dostoevsky (from\u00a0<em>The Brothers Karamazov<\/em>) [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4478aMX\">Amaz<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/files\/8578\/8578-h\/8578-h.htm\">Project Gutenberg]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"color: #c4a990\">Lesson plans<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>All readings are narrated, orally or in writing.<\/p>\n<p>TERM 1<\/p>\n<p>Week 1<br \/>\nDay 1: Work and Prosperity, Ch 1 Why Bother About Economics? &amp; Building an Economy: the Pilgrims at Plymouth<br \/>\nDay 2: Primary Sources, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalarchives.gov.uk\/education\/resources\/magna-carta\/british-library-magna-carta-1215-runnymede\/\">Magna Carta<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/instituteofcatholicculture.org\/events\/principles-of-liberty\">Principles of Liberty: A Study of the Magna Carta (ICC lecture)<\/a><\/span><br \/>\nDay 3: Plutarch, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marcus Cato the Censor, 1-2<\/span><br \/>\nDay 4: Ourselves, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice Chapter XII Justice, Universal pp. 136-139<\/span><br \/>\nDay 5: Honors (Optional), Economics in One Lesson, Introduction pp. vii-x &amp; Ch. 1 The Lesson pp. 3-7<\/p>\n<p>Week 2<br \/>\nDay 6: Work and Prosperity, Ch 1 Everything Has to Be Worked For &amp; Economists and the Language of Economics<br \/>\nDay 7: Primary Sources, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theimaginativeconservative.org\/2022\/09\/reading-american-founding-documents-bradley-birzer.html\">\u201cReading the American Founding\u201d<\/a> by Bradley J. Birzer<\/span><br \/>\nDay 8: Plutarch, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marcus Cato the Censor, 3-4<\/span><br \/>\nDay 9: Ourselves, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice Chapter XIII Justice to the Persons of Others pp. 140-144<\/span><br \/>\nDay 10: Honors (Optional), Brave New World, Ch. 1-2<\/p>\n<p>Week 3<br \/>\nDay 11: Work and Prosperity, Ch 1 Goods, Wants, and Needs &amp; Goods for Production, Goods to Use Up<br \/>\nDay 12: Primary Sources, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/titles\/thompson-revolutionary-writings#lfAdams_label_023\">Dissertation on Feudal and Canon Law<\/a> by John Adams<\/span><br \/>\nDay 13: Plutarch, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marcus Cato the Censor, 5-7<\/span><br \/>\nDay 14: Ourselves, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice Chapter XIII Justice to the Persons of Others pp. 144-149<\/span><br \/>\nDay 15: Honors (Optional), Economics in One Lesson, Ch. 2-3 The Broken Window, The Blessings of Destruction pp. 11-16<\/p>\n<p>Week 4<br \/>\nDay 16: Work and Prosperity, Ch 1 What Makes Goods Valuable?<br \/>\nDay 17: Primary Sources, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/titles\/gordon-a-discourse-of-standing-armies-1722\">\u201cA Discourse of Standing Armies&#8221;<\/a> by Thomas Gordon<\/span><br \/>\nDay 18: Plutarch, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marcus Cato the Censor, 8-9<\/span><br \/>\nDay 19: Ourselves, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice Chapter XIV Truth: Justice in Word pp. 150-153<\/span><br \/>\nDay 20: Honors (Optional), Brave New World, Ch. 3-4<\/p>\n<p>Week 5<br \/>\nDay 21: Work and Prosperity, Ch 2 First Principles of Economics &amp; The Mercantilists<br \/>\nDay 22: Primary Sources, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/titles\/lutz-american-political-writing-during-the-founding-era-1760-1805-vol-1#lfHyneman-01_head_081\">\u201cThe Genuine Principles of the Ancient Saxon, or English Constitution\u201d<\/a> by Demophilus<\/span><br \/>\nDay 23: Plutarch, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marcus Cato the Censor, 10-12<\/span><br \/>\nDay 24: Ourselves, Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice Chapter XIV Truth: Justice in Word pp. 153-155<br \/>\nDay 25: Honors (Optional), Economics in One Lesson, Ch. 4-5 Public Works Mean Taxes, Taxes Discourage Production pp. 17-24<\/p>\n<p>Week 6<br \/>\nDay 26: Work and Prosperity, Ch 2 The Physiocrats &amp; The Wealth of Nations<br \/>\nDay 27: Primary Sources, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/titles\/henderson-cato-a-tragedy-and-selected-essays#lf0714_head_205\">Cato: A Tragedy<\/a> by Addison<\/span><br \/>\nDay 28: Plutarch, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marcus Cato the Censor, 13-15<\/span><br \/>\nDay 29: Ourselves, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice Chapter XV Spoken Truth pp. 156-159<\/span><br \/>\nDay 30: Honors (Optional), Brave New World, Ch. 5-6<\/p>\n<p>Week 7<br \/>\nDay 31: Work and Prosperity, Ch 2 Ways to Prosperity &amp; The Limits of Economics<br \/>\nDay 32: Primary Sources, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/titles\/lodge-the-works-of-alexander-hamilton-federal-edition-vol-1#lf0249-01_head_009\">\u201cRemarks on the Quebec Bill\u201d<\/a> by Hamilton<\/span><br \/>\nDay 33: Plutarch, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marcus Cato the Censor, 16-17<\/span><br \/>\nDay 34: Ourselves, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice Chapter XVI Some Causes of Lying pp. 159-162<\/span><br \/>\nDay 35: Honors (Optional), Economics in One Lesson, Ch 6 Credit Diverts Production pp. 25-32<\/p>\n<p>Week 8<br \/>\nDay 36: The American Cause, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Editor&#8217;s Introduction ix-xiv (stop at &#8220;and the United States above all.&#8221;)<\/span><br \/>\nDay 37: Primary Sources, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/titles\/lee-empire-and-nation-letters-from-a-farmer#lf0010_head_004\">Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer: 1<\/a> by Dickinson<\/span><br \/>\nDay 38: Plutarch, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marcus Cato the Censor, 18-19<\/span><br \/>\nDay 39: Ourselves, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice Chapter XVI Some Causes of Lying pp. 163-165<\/span><br \/>\nDay 40: Honors (Optional), Brave New World, Ch. 7-8<\/p>\n<p>Week 9<br \/>\nDay 41: The American Cause, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Editor\u2019s Introduction Intro. xiv-xvii (stop at &#8220;which have made the American nation great&#8221;)<\/span><br \/>\nDay 42: Primary Sources, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/titles\/lee-empire-and-nation-letters-from-a-farmer#lf0010_head_006\">Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer: 3<\/a> by Dickinson<\/span><br \/>\nDay 43: Plutarch, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marcus Cato the Censor, 20-21<\/span><br \/>\nDay 44: Ourselves, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice Chapter XVII Integrity: Justice in Action pp. 165-166<\/span><br \/>\nDay 45: Honors (Optional), Economics in One Lesson, Ch 7 The Curse of Machinery pp. 33-44<\/p>\n<p>Week 10<br \/>\nDay 46: The American Cause, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Introduction Intro. xvii-xxi<\/span><br \/>\nDay 47: Primary Sources, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/titles\/lee-empire-and-nation-letters-from-a-farmer#lf0010_head_011\">Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer: 8<\/a> by Dickinson<\/span><br \/>\nDay 48: Plutarch, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marcus Cato the Censor, 22-24<\/span><br \/>\nDay 49: Ourselves, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice Chapter XVII Integrity: Justice in Action pp. 167-172<\/span><br \/>\nDay 50: Honors (Optional), Brave New World, Ch. 9-10<\/p>\n<p>Week 11<br \/>\nDay 51: Make-up<br \/>\nDay 52: Primary Sources, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/titles\/lee-empire-and-nation-letters-from-a-farmer#lf0010_head_012\">Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer: 9<\/a> by Dickinson<\/span><br \/>\nDay 53: Plutarch, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marcus Cato the Censor, 25-27<\/span><br \/>\nDay 54: Make-up<br \/>\nDay 55: Honors (Optional), Economics in One Lesson, Ch 8 Spread-the-Work Schemes pp. 45-50<\/p>\n<p>WEEK 12: DAYS 56-60 MAKEUP\/EXAM WEEK<\/p>\n<p>Examination questions for exam week<br \/>\nTo be answered as short in-class essays, taking roughly 30-45 minutes each.<br \/>\nThe student will choose four of the questions to answer.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Tell about what you have learned about economics in the readings you have done this year.<\/li>\n<li>Describe Cato the Censor and his life.<\/li>\n<li>How might Cato&#8217;s arguments about the relationship between private virtue and public good remain relevant to modern democratic societies?<\/li>\n<li>Describe one or two of the main concerns America&#8217;s founders had during the Colonial period.<\/li>\n<li>What does Charlotte Mason say about justice in the reading you have done so far in\u00a0<em>Ourselves?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Tell how the readings so far of either of the honors selections (<em>Economics in One Lesson\u00a0<\/em>or <em>Brave New World<\/em>) have impacted your thinking about any of the other readings this term.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>TERM 2<\/p>\n<p>Week 13<br \/>\nDay 61: The American Cause, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ch 1 Ignorance &#8211; A Dangerous Luxury pp. 1-4<\/span><br \/>\nDay 62: Work and Prosperity, Ch 3 Prosperity Does Not Grow on Trees &amp; The Factor of Natural Resources<br \/>\nDay 63: Primary Sources, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/titles\/lee-empire-and-nation-letters-from-a-farmer#lf0010_head_013\">Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer: 10<\/a> by Dickinson<\/span><br \/>\nDay 64: Plutarch, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Philopoemen, 1-2<\/span><br \/>\nDay 65: Honors (Optional), Brave New World, Ch. 11-12<\/p>\n<p>Week 14<br \/>\nDay 66: The American Cause, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ch 2 The Need for Principles pp. 5-8<\/span><br \/>\nDay 67: Work and Prosperity, Ch 3 The Factor of Labor<br \/>\nDay 68: Primary Sources, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/titles\/lee-empire-and-nation-letters-from-a-farmer#lf0010_head_015\">Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer: 12<\/a> by Dickinson<\/span><br \/>\nDay 69: Plutarch, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Philopoemen, 3-5<\/span><br \/>\nDay 70: Honors (Optional), Economics in One Lesson, Ch. 9 Disbanding Troops and Bureaucrats pp. 51-54<\/p>\n<p>Week 15<br \/>\nDay 71: The American Cause, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ch 2 The Need for Principles pp. 9-11<\/span><br \/>\nDay 72: Work and Prosperity, Ch 3 The Factor of Capital<br \/>\nDay 73: Primary Sources, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/titles\/canavan-select-works-of-edmund-burke-vol-1#lf0005-01_head_006\">\u201cSpeech on American Taxation\u201d<\/a> by Edmund Burke &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/theimaginativeconservative.org\/2023\/01\/edmund-burke-dignity-human-person-bradley-birzer.html\">\u201cEdmund Burke and the Dignity of the Human Person\u201d<\/a> by Bradley J. Birzer<\/span><br \/>\nDay 74: Plutarch, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Philopoemen, 6-7<\/span><br \/>\nDay 75: Honors (Optional), Brave New World, Ch. 13-14<\/p>\n<p>Week 16<br \/>\nDay 76: Make-up<br \/>\nDay 77: Work and Prosperity, Ch 3 Robinson Crusoe, Capitalist<br \/>\nDay 78: Primary Sources,<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/titles\/sandoz-political-sermons-of-the-american-founding-era-vol-1-1730-1788--5#lf0018-01_head_045\">\u201cThe Church\u2019s Flight into the Wilderness\u201d<\/a> by Samuel Sherwood<\/span><br \/>\nDay 79: Plutarch, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Philopoemen, 8-9<\/span><br \/>\nDay 80: Honors (Optional), Economics in One Lesson, Ch. 10 The Fetish of Full Employment pp. 55-58<\/p>\n<p>Week 17<br \/>\nDay 81: Ourselves, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice Chapter XVIII Opinions: Justice in Thought pp. 173-178<\/span><br \/>\nDay 82: Work and Prosperity, Ch 3 The Factor of Management<br \/>\nDay 83: Primary Sources, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/titles\/jay-the-federalist-gideon-ed#lf1631_label_172\">Federalist #1, \u201cIntroduction\u201d<\/a> by Alexander Hamilton<\/span><br \/>\nDay 84: Plutarch, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Philopoemen, 10-12<\/span><br \/>\nDay 85: Honors (Optional), Brave New World, Ch. 15-16<\/p>\n<p>Week 18<br \/>\nDay 86: Ourselves, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice Chapter XVIII Opinions: Justice in Thought pp. 179-182<\/span><br \/>\nDay 87: Work and Prosperity, Ch 3 The Gentleman Who Made Gunpowder for President Jefferson<br \/>\nDay 88: Primary Sources, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/titles\/jay-the-federalist-gideon-ed#lf1631_label_243\">Federalist #47 \u201cThe meaning of the maxim, which requires a separation of the departments of power, examined and ascertained\u201d<\/a> by James Madison<\/span><br \/>\nDay 89: Plutarch, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Philopoemen, 13-14<\/span><br \/>\nDay 90: Honors (Optional), Economics in One Lesson, Ch. 11 Who&#8217;s &#8220;Protected&#8221; by Tariffs? pp. 59-68<\/p>\n<p>Week 19<br \/>\nDay 91: Ourselves, Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice Chapter XIX Principles: Justice in Motive pp. 187-190<br \/>\nDay 92: Make-up<br \/>\nDay 93: Primary Sources, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theimaginativeconservative.org\/2017\/11\/conservatives-liberals-view-federalist-george-w-carey.html\">\u201cHow Conservatives and Liberals View The Federalist\u201d<\/a> by George Carey<\/span><br \/>\nDay 94: Plutarch, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Philopoemen, 15<\/span><br \/>\nDay 95: Honors (Optional), Brave New World, Ch. 17-18 (end)<\/p>\n<p>Week 20<br \/>\nDay 96: Ourselves, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice Chapter XX Justice to Ourselves: Self-Ordering pp. 191-195<\/span><br \/>\nDay 97: Make-up<br \/>\nDay 98: Primary Sources, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/titles\/becker-the-declaration-of-independence-a-study-on-the-history-of-political-ideas#lf0034_head_009\">Declaration of Independence<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/theimaginativeconservative.org\/2024\/07\/read-declaration-independence-m-e-bradford.html\">\u201cHow to Read the Declaration of Independence\u201d<\/a> by M. E. Bradford<\/span><br \/>\nDay 99: Plutarch, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Philopoemen, 16-17<\/span><br \/>\nDay 100: Honors (Optional), Reflections on the Revolution in France, pp. 233-253, stop at &#8220;&#8230;and bound indissolubly together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Week 21<br \/>\nDay 101: Ourselves, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice ` Chapter XXI Justice to Ourselves: Self-Ordering pp. 195-198<\/span><br \/>\nDay 102: Ourselves, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice Chapter XX Justice to Ourselves: Self-Ordering pp. 198-201<\/span><br \/>\nDay 103: Primary Sources, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/pages\/1778-articles-of-confederation\">Articles of Confederation<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/titles\/jay-the-federalist-gideon-ed#lf1631_label_174\">Federalist #2 \u201cConcerning Dangers from Foreign Force &amp; Influence\u201d<\/a> by John Jay<\/span><br \/>\nDay 104: Plutarch, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Philopoemen, 18<\/span><br \/>\nDay 105: Honors (Optional), Reflections on the Revolution in France, pp. 253-271, start at &#8220;A few years after this period&#8230;&#8221;, stop at &#8220;&#8230;last resource of the thinking and the good.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Week 22<br \/>\nDay 106: Ourselves, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice Chapter XX Justice to Ourselves: Self-Ordering pp. 201-203<\/span><br \/>\nDay 107: Ourselves, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Part IV Vocation pp. 204-207<\/span><br \/>\nDay 108: Primary Sources, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/titles\/jay-the-federalist-gideon-ed#lf1631_label_189\">Federalist #9 \u201cThe Utility of the Union as a Safeguard against Domestic Faction and Insurrection\u201d<\/a> by Alexander Hamilton<\/span><br \/>\nDay 109: Plutarch, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Philopoemen, 19-20<\/span><br \/>\nDay 110: Honors (Optional), Reflections on the Revolution in France, pp. 271-291, start at &#8220;The third head of right asserted by the pulpit&#8230;&#8221;, stop at &#8220;&#8230;in the management of human affairs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Week 23<br \/>\nDay 111: Ourselves, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Part IV Vocation pp. 207-210<\/span><br \/>\nDay 112: The American Cause, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ch 2 The Need for Principles pp. 12-14<\/span><br \/>\nDay 113: Primary Sources, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/titles\/jay-the-federalist-gideon-ed#lf1631_label_191\">Federalist #10 &#8220;The Same Subject Continued&#8221;<\/a> by James Madison<\/span><br \/>\nDay 114: Plutarch, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Philopoemen, 21<\/span><br \/>\nDay 115: Honors (Optional), Reflections on the Revolution in France, pp. 291-310, start at &#8220;Having considered the composition of the third estate&#8230;&#8221;, stop at &#8220;&#8230;he makes a surrender in trust of the whole of it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>WEEK 24: MAKEUP\/EXAM WEEK<\/p>\n<p>Examination questions for exam week<br \/>\nTo be answered as short in-class essays, taking roughly 30-45 minutes each.<br \/>\nThe student will choose four of the questions to answer.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Describe <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Philopoemen<\/span> and his life.<\/li>\n<li>What lessons might <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Philopoemen&#8217;s <\/span>successes and failures offer for understanding the challenges facing modern federal systems or international alliances?<\/li>\n<li>Describe some of the ideas you read in the primary sources about balancing authority and liberty, about the tensions between local and national interests, or a different theme you noticed.<\/li>\n<li>Tell about some of the most interesting ideas you have read in\u00a0<em>Work and Prosperity,\u00a0<\/em><em>The American Cause<\/em>, or one of your other books for this course this term.<\/li>\n<li>What did Charlotte Mason say about Justice and Vocation in\u00a0<em>Ourselves<\/em>?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>TERM 3<\/p>\n<p>Week 25<br \/>\nDay 121: <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Work and Prosperity, Ch 4 The Laws of Supply and Demand &amp; Supply, Demand, and Value-in-Use &amp; The Dedham Farmer and the Boston Merchant Bargain<\/span><br \/>\nDay 122: <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The American Cause, Ch. 3 Moral Principle: Nature of Man pp. 15-17<\/span><br \/>\nDay 123: Primary Sources, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/titles\/jay-the-federalist-gideon-ed#lf1631_label_231\">Federalist #37 &#8220;Concerning the difficulties which the convention must have experienced in the formation of a proper plan&#8221;<\/a> by James Madison<\/span><br \/>\nDay 124: Plutarch, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Titus Flamininus, 1-2<\/span><br \/>\nDay 125: Honors (Optional), Reflections on the Revolution in France, pp. 310-333, start at &#8220;Government is not made in virtue of natural rights&#8230;&#8221;, stop at &#8220;&#8230;as a ridiculous, absurd, and antiquated fashion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Week 26<br \/>\nDay 126: <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Work and Prosperity, Ch 4 Diminishing Marginal Valuation &amp; Value-in-Exchange<\/span><br \/>\nDay 127: <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The American Cause, Ch. 3 Moral Principle: Nature of Man pp. 17-20<\/span><br \/>\nDay 128: Primary Sources, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/pages\/1787-us-constitution\">U.S. Constitution Article I<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/titles\/jay-the-federalist-gideon-ed#lf1631_label_250\">Federalist #51 &#8220;The same subject continued, with the same view, and concluded&#8221;<\/a> by James Madison<\/span><br \/>\nDay 129: Plutarch, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Titus Flamininus, 3<\/span><br \/>\nDay 130: Honors (Optional), Reflections on the Revolution in France, pp. 333-352, start at &#8220;On this scheme of things, a king is but a man&#8230;&#8221;, stop at &#8220;&#8230;the best-constituted republics within their reach.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Week 27<br \/>\nDay 131: <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Work and Prosperity, Ch 4 Price, Cost of Production, and Scarcity<\/span><br \/>\nDay 132: <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The American Cause, Ch. 3 Moral Principle: Nature of Man pp. 20-23<\/span><br \/>\nDay 133: Primary Sources, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/titles\/jay-the-federalist-gideon-ed#lf1631_label_257\">Federalist #57 &#8220;The same subject continued, in relation to the supposed tendency of the plan of the convention to elevate the few above the many&#8221;<\/a> by James Madison<\/span><br \/>\nDay 134: Plutarch, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Titus Flamininus, 4-5<\/span><br \/>\nDay 135: Honors (Optional), Reflections on the Revolution in France, pp. 352-370 (end of page), start at &#8220;First I beg leave to speak of our Church Establishment&#8230;&#8221;, stop at &#8220;&#8230;against similar conclusions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Week 28<br \/>\nDay 136: <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Work and Prosperity, Ch 4 The Basic Laws of Demand and Supply<\/span><br \/>\nDay 137: <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The American Cause, Ch 3 Moral Principle: Nature of Man pp. 23-26<\/span><br \/>\nDay 138: Primary Sources, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/titles\/jay-the-federalist-gideon-ed#lf1631_label_264\">Federalist #62 &#8220;Concerning the constitution of the senate, with regard to the qualifications of the members; the manner of appointing them; the equality of representation; the number of the senators, and the duration of their appointments&#8221;<\/a> by James Madison<\/span><br \/>\nDay 139: Plutarch, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Titus Flamininus, 6-8<\/span><br \/>\nDay 140: Honors (Optional), Reflections on the Revolution in France, pp. 371-393, start at &#8220;I hope we shall never be so totally lost&#8230;&#8221;, stop at &#8220;&#8230;part of the proceedings of the National Assembly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Week 29<br \/>\nDay 141: <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Work and Prosperity, Ch 4 Demand and Substitution &amp; Statutory Laws Cannot Repeal Economic Laws<\/span><br \/>\nDay 142: Plutarch, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Titus Flamininus, 9<\/span><br \/>\nDay 143: Primary Sources, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/titles\/jay-the-federalist-gideon-ed#lf1631_label_265\">Federalist #63 &#8220;A further view of the constitution of the senate, in regard to the duration of the appointment of its members&#8221;<\/a> by James Madison &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/theimaginativeconservative.org\/2010\/09\/federalists-and-anti-federalists.html\">\u201cFederalists and Anti-Federalists\u201d<\/a> by Bradley J. Birzer<\/span><br \/>\nDay 144: <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The American Cause, Ch 3 Moral Principle: Nature of Man pp. 26-30<\/span><br \/>\nDay 145: Honors (Optional), Reflections on the Revolution in France, pp. 393-412, start at &#8220;To cut off all appearance of connection between&#8230;&#8221;, stop at &#8220;&#8230;and loyalty were his constant theme.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Week 30<br \/>\nDay 146: <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Work and Prosperity, Ch 4 The High Lord of the Marketplace<\/span><br \/>\nDay 147: The Art of Conflict Management, Lecture 1: Why Conflict Management Matters<br \/>\nDay 148: Primary Sources, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/pages\/1787-us-constitution\">U.S. Constitution, Article II<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/titles\/jay-the-federalist-gideon-ed#lf1631_label_273\">Federalist #68 &#8220;The view of the constitution of the president continued, in relation to the mode of appointment&#8221;<\/a> by Alexander Hamilton<\/span><br \/>\nDay 149: Plutarch, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Titus Flamininus, 10-11<\/span><br \/>\nDay 150: Honors (Optional), Reflections on the Revolution in France, pp. 412-432, start at &#8220;But the nobility of France are degenerated since&#8230;&#8221;, stop at &#8220;&#8230;they are none of ours.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Week 31<br \/>\nDay 151: Work and Prosperity, Ch 4 Supply, Demand, and Rent Controls<br \/>\nDay 152: The Art of Conflict Management, Lecture 2: The Adversary System<br \/>\nDay 153: Primary Sources, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/titles\/jay-the-federalist-gideon-ed#lf1631_label_279\">Federalist #70 &#8220;The same view continued, in relation to the unity of the executive, and with an examination of the project of an executive council&#8221;<\/a> by Alexander Hamilton<\/span><br \/>\nDay 154: Plutarch, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Titus Flamininus, 12<\/span><br \/>\nDay 155: Honors (Optional), Reflections on the Revolution in France, pp. 432-452, start at &#8220;You may suppose that we do not approve your&#8230;&#8221;, stop at &#8220;&#8230;to prove their tendency beneficial.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Week 32<br \/>\nDay 156: The Art of Conflict Management, Lecture 3: Morton Deutsch and the Concept of Win-Win<br \/>\nDay 157: Primary Sources, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/titles\/jay-the-federalist-gideon-ed#lf1631_label_285\">Federalist #72 &#8220;The same view continued, in regard to the re-eligibility of the president&#8221;<\/a> by Alexander Hamilton<\/span><br \/>\nDay 158: The Art of Conflict Management, Lecture 4: Perception, Perspective, and Punctuation<br \/>\nDay 159: Plutarch, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Titus Flamininus, 13-15<\/span><br \/>\nDay 160: Honors (Optional), Reflections on the Revolution in France, pp, 452-473, start at &#8220;We must always see with a pity not unmixed with respect&#8230;&#8221;, stop at &#8220;&#8230;bite each other to their mutual destruction.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Week 33<br \/>\nDay 161: The Art of Conflict Management, Lecture 5: Managing Multiple and Conflicting Emotions<br \/>\nDay 162: Primary Sources, <a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/pages\/1787-us-constitution\">U.S. Constitution, Article III<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/titles\/jay-the-federalist-gideon-ed#lf1631_label_293\">Federalist #78 &#8220;A view of the constitution of the judicial department in relation to the tenure of good behaviour&#8221;<\/a> by Alexander Hamilton<br \/>\nDay 163: Honors (Optional), Reflections on the Revolution in France, pp. 473-492, start at &#8220;I am afraid I have gone too far into their way of considering&#8230;&#8221;, stop at &#8220;&#8230;to the first cementing principle.&#8221;<br \/>\nDay 164: Plutarch, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Titus Flamininus, 16-18<\/span><br \/>\nDay 165: Honors (Optional), Reflections on the Revolution in France, pp. 492-514 (end of page), start at &#8220;The second material of cement for their new republic&#8230;&#8221;, stop at &#8220;&#8230;absence of mutiny than the existence of discipline.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Week 34<br \/>\nDay 166: The Art of Conflict Management, Lecture 6: Multiple, Complex, and Changing Goals<br \/>\nDay 167: Primary Sources, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/pages\/1787-us-constitution\">U.S. Constitution, Articles IV-VII<\/a> &amp; (Your State Constitution)<\/span><br \/>\nDay 168: Honors (Optional), Reflections on the Revolution in France, pp. 515-534, start at &#8220;I cannot help pausing here for a moment&#8230;&#8221;, stop at &#8220;&#8230;produced by an ill-constructed system of government.&#8221;<br \/>\nDay 169: Plutarch, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Titus Flamininus, 19-20<\/span><br \/>\nDay 170: Honors (Optional), Reflections on the Revolution in France, pp. 534-554, start at &#8220;Having concluded my few remarks on the constitution&#8230;&#8221;, stop at &#8220;&#8230;certainly not Jud\u00e6us Apella.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Week 35<br \/>\nDay 171: The Art of Conflict Management, Lecture 7: Power&#8211;How Much We Need and How to Use It<br \/>\nDay 172: Primary Sources, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/pages\/1791-us-bill-of-rights-1st-10-amendments-with-commentary\">Bill of Rights<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/oll.libertyfund.org\/titles\/jay-the-federalist-gideon-ed#lf1631_label_312\">Federalist #84 \u201cConcerning several miscellaneous objections\u201d<\/a> by Alexander Hamilton\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nDay 173: The Art of Conflict Management, Lecture 8: Conflict Styles<br \/>\nDay 174: Plutarch, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Titus Flamininus, 21<\/span><br \/>\nDay 175: Honors (Optional), Reflections on the Revolution in France, pp. 554-563 (end), start at &#8220;A noble indignation rises in the minds&#8230;&#8221;, stop at &#8220;&#8230;which may preserve its equipoise.&#8221; 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