Learning Objectives: 1.) To understand the key elements of a democracy 2.) To identify the key characteristics of Liberal Democracy that precisely make it liberal 3.) To distinguish between democracy (lowercase “d”) and Liberal Democracy (uppercase “D”) 4.) To explain the changing connotation of liberalism over the years 5.) To explain why Democracy merits study 6.) To enumerate important themes/topics related to democracy that will be covered in this course of political thought