American Political and Legal Thought
General
Prefix
POL
Course Number
463
Course Level
Undergraduate
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
College of Liberal Arts
Description
The philosophy and theories which underlie the American system of democratic government.
Credits
Min
3
Max
3
Repeatable
No
Goals and Diversity
MN Goal Course
No
Cultural Diversity
No
Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Explain the historical foundations of America, focusing on its social, legal, and political inheritances from Great Britain and from Christianity.
Outcome
Identify and assess the various views of human nature offered by philosophers commenting on the American experience.
Outcome
Analyze critically the rights and responsibilities of American democratic government from the Founding to the present.
Outcome
Explain the relationship between capitalism and American democracy from the Founding to the present; analyze how the American political and legal systems have addressed underlying problems in its economic system.
Outcome
Explain historical views of America's role in the world. Synthesize these to offer a view of its role for the 21st century.
Dependencies
Programs
POL463
is a
completion requirement
for: