620: The Reform Tradition in America
HIST 620 O1A / POLSC 620 O1A: The Reform Tradition in America America has lived through three periods of sustained interest in reforming its political and social life, the […]
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HIST 620 O1A / POLSC 620 O1A: The Reform Tradition in America America has lived through three periods of sustained interest in reforming its political and social life, the […]
HIST 643 O1C / POLSC 643 O1C: Inclusion and Exclusion Under the Constitution In the nearly 240 years since its drafting, the United States Constitution has been transformed, primarily (though not exclusively) through judicial interpretation, from a document that was written principally with an eye on white male landholders to one that requires protection of […]
HIST 607 O3A / POLSC 607 O3A: America During the Cold War The simmering conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1945 to 1989 was the defining phenomenon of the age, affecting not only the country’s foreign policy but its politics, society, economy, and culture as well. In this course students will […]
HIST 501 O2B / POLSC 501 O2B: The American Revolution This course focuses on three topics: political developments in North America and the British empire and the arguments for and against independence, culminating in the Declaration of Independence; the Revolutionary War as a military, social and cultural event in the development of the American nation […]
HIST 644 O2A / POLSC 644 O2A: The Congress This course focuses on the legislative branch of the US government. It examines topics such as the constitutional powers of Congress, the relations between Congress and the other branches of the federal government and the states, and the changing structure and internal politics of Congress. Schedule: […]
HIST 624 1A / POLSC 624 1A: The American Western This course is an intensive study of several classic American Westerns, in both print and film. The American Western reflects […]
HIST 660 1A / POLSC 660 1A: The United States and the Holocaust This course will focus on the American and allied response to the Holocaust. We will also look […]
HIST 643 1A / POLSC 643 1A: Federalism, the Separation of Powers, and the Constitution This course will focus on how the American judiciary as understood the Constitution’s two great institutional structures. First, it will explore the concept and practice of separation of powers into legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Second, the course will take […]
HIST 641 1A / POLSC 641 1A: The Supreme Court This course is an intensive study of the highest court in the federal judiciary, focusing on the place of the Supreme Court in the American constitutional order. Areas of study may include the relationship between the Court and the other branches of the federal government […]
HIST 507 1A / POLSC 507 1A: Lincoln This course provides an in-depth study of Abraham Lincoln’s political thought and action. Students will study Lincoln’s most important speeches, as well as study various aspects of his political leadership, including his role as the leader of the Republican party and as commander in chief. The course […]