PO 258 - American Political Thought

Selections from a variety of authors, with special attention given to the Colonial documents, the Federalist Papers, and Alexis de Tocqueville. Additional reading will examine a survey of American Political from John Winthrop to Martin Luther King, Jr. We will explore number of enduring political issues from these readings including federal-state relations, the role of government in the private sector, the relationship between liberty and equality, the American science of politics, the place of commerce and industry in a free society, the character of a free people. (Formerly PO 358)

Four credits.