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POLS 3330 - American Political Thought

America’s greatest contribution to political thought may be the idea of America itself.  How that idea took shape is an extraordinary and ongoing story.  The founding of the United States of America is marked by a debate in which multiple and competing ideas of governance and statehood clash and combine.  This course will provide an introduction to American Political Thought.  We will examine key thinkers, in their own words, and explore the ideas and debates that helped to shape the American experience and the “idea” of America.

Credits: 3

Prereq: POLS 1310
Lecture hours: 3