POLI 365
Early American Political Thought: 1620-1865
Political Science
College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Course Description
Core principles and seminal texts of American politics from Colonial times through the Lincoln administration.
When Taught
Contact Department
Grade Rule
Grade Rule 8: A, B, C, D, E, I (Standard grade rule)
Min
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Title
Political Process, Theory and Thought
Learning Outcome
Students will understand the ideals and institutions the contributed to the founding of America
Title
Political Process, Theory, and Thought
Learning Outcome
Students will consider some of the major themes/issues that emerge instudies of the American founding--with brief considerations of the earliest English settlements in America, America’s colonial history, America’s post-Constitutional history, Manifest Destiny, and the Civil War. We will examine the American Revolution and the Constitutional period in greater detail.
