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What took place during the summer of 1787 is still considered extraordinary…but how did the delegates actually tackle and respond to the problems facing them to secure ‘the blessings of […]
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What took place during the summer of 1787 is still considered extraordinary…but how did the delegates actually tackle and respond to the problems facing them to secure ‘the blessings of […]
In creating what James Madison referred to as a “compound republic,” the framers of the U.S. Constitution established a political system that was bound to generate collisions between state and […]
Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King, Jr. both argued that the proper foundation for civic education is the belief that America has a moral essence derived from the principles of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
HIST 642 O4B / POLSC 642 O4B: Political Parties (2) This course examines the development of American political parties, focusing on the meaning of parties and historic moments in […]
HIST 613 O4A / POLSC 613 O4A: Postwar America, 1945-1973 (2) An examination of the United States during the three decades following the Second World War. The social, economic, political, […]