Democracy and Popular Sovereignty

Examines the role of democratic governance and popular sovereignty in securing liberty, while also acknowledging potential tensions between majority rule and individual rights, and the need for responsible self-government.

Examines the Greek city-state as a community of free men who governed themselves, and the Roman extension of citizenship that ultimately undermined self-government.

The demand for 'no taxation without representation' ties fiscal liberty directly to democratic governance.

The chapter centrally explores the theory and limits of popular sovereignty as a means to secure liberty.

Discusses the doctrine of popular sovereignty, the nation as a collective unit versus individual right to participate, and the potential conflict between the will of the nation and individual rights.