Mar 28, 2024  
2022-2023 Cal State East Bay Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Cal State East Bay Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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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:
 

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




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