Topics in History of American Politics ((4 Credits))

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Sections under this title might include: American Foreign Policy, 1939 to present; History of American Political Thought I: 1763-1876; History of Political Thought II: 1890-present; History of American Foreign Policy; History of American Political Parties; American Government; American Politics, 1974-2008; Barack Obama and His Presidency; Federalists and Jeffersonians; The American Presidency; The Evangelical Right in American Politics and Culture; Understanding the U.S. Constitution; The Tea Party in American Politics; Historical Biography: Theodore Roosevelt. This course will consider the history of the U.S. politics and government. Each section of the study will focus on a different component of that history. After discussion with their advisors, students may complete more than one of the sections listed under this title.