PSC 342 - American Political Thought

[3 credit(s)]

Prerequisite: Must have at least sophomore standing to be eligible for this course. Consideration of thought about American political institutions and practice. Major topics include revolutionary ideas and antecedents; framing of the Constitution and constitutional debate; 19th-century responses to slavery and large-scale industrialism; and modern social construction of race and gender. Other topics may include Jefferson, Paine, Melville, Jacksonianism, Progressivism, and modern liberal thought. .

This course may fulfill a General Education Requirement. Click here for more information about General Education Requirements. Requirements.

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