This course surveys debates about the proper design and aims of the government of the United States, focusing on the Federalist Papers and other primary texts from the founding period which set the parameters for subsequent debates about American civic life. Arguments from early texts are examined through their application to contemporary political debates and landmark Supreme Court cases.
This course surveys debates about the proper design and aims of the government of the United States, focusing on the Federalist Papers and other primary texts from the founding period which set the parameters for subsequent debates about American civic life. Arguments from early texts are examined through their application to contemporary political debates and landmark Supreme Court cases.
