HIST 381 - US Political History

Units: 3
Colonies, revolution and independence; changing concepts of democracy, rights, and citizenship; the Constitution; development of American party systems; politics of slavery and anti-slavery; post-Civil War revolutions; corruption and reform; growth of the state; political movements.

Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Understand the nature of historical inquiry;
Understand, evaluate and critique historical arguments;
Understand the influences and development of the American political system through history;
Understand major crises in American political history;
Understand historical development of citizenship and American democratic government;
Understand significance of class, race, gender in formation of American political ideas.