Political Phil of U S Constitution & Gov

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This course explores and investigates the philosophical underpinnings of the United States' founding, constitution, and government. The focus will be on primary texts of the US political system (Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and the Federalist Papers) as well as some of the foundational primary texts in Western political philosophy that influenced and informed the US founders and framers as they worked to create a new Republic. This philosophical investigation of the United States' historical political theory, debate, and creation will also allow us to consider and apply the principles and theories to contemporary moral, political, and legal controversies.