Contributions

  • Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, Inc - Contributor

Publication

1963 - Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, Charlottesville, Va, Virginia

Language

English

Word Count

0 words, Guess

Page Count

0 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCJK119 .P48

Alternate Titles

  • Consent of the governed

Description

"Jefferson was devoted to the concept of government created and sustained by the consent of the governed and Lincoln later referred to the American political ideal as \"government of the people, by the people, for the people.\" This timeless doctrine has undergone shifts, as the priorities of the governed have, from government of the people in the Jeffersonian republic, to government by the people in the purist democracy of Andrew Jackson, and finally to the New Deal welfare state based on government for the people."

Subjects

Topics

Views on democracyConstitutional historyPolitics and governmentPolitical and social viewsViews on representative government and representation

Places

United States

People

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)

Reader Reviews

No reviews yet for this book.

Be the first to share your thoughts!