The Development of Liberalism in the US
Paper instructions:
Explain the development of liberal ideology according to what has been presented in the lecture/readings. What is liberal ideology? What are the two dimensions of liberalism? Where did liberal ideology come from? What are the different forms that liberalism has taken through the years? How do we explain the changes in liberal thinking? Where do you think liberalism stands today? What are the significant issues challenging our perception of liberalism? Make sure to support your answer with a current event. Cite it in the paper. Make sure you have a clearly stated thesis€”type my thesis is in your introduction and conclusion.

Important terms: Divine Right, Mercantilism, Locke, Hobbes, Rousseau, Social Contract, State of Nature, Natural Rights, popular sovereignty, Democracy, Civil liberties, Civil rights, the Enlightenment, Divine Right, Classical Liberalism, James Madison, Laissez Faire liberalism, Industrialization, Keynesian Economics, Mercantilism, Welfare State, New Deal Liberalism, Conservatism, Progressive Liberalism, Reaganomics, Brown v. Board of Education (1954), Griswold vs. Conn (1965), Right America, The Newsroom, Roe v. Wade (1973), Deregulation, religious right/social conservatives, health care reform, etc