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and conducted relations with one another. The course is a core concentration course required of all students in the PPH concentration. Prerequisite: HUM 110. (3 credits)
311 Politics and Culture
This course examines how the study of cultural artifacts can extend knowledge of politics by its treatment of the fundamental questions asked within political communities. Possible authors include, among others, Homer, Aristophanes, Virgil, Dante, Machiavelli, Shakespeare, and Twain. (3 credits)
321 The American Presidency
This course examines the theory and practice of the American presidency, including a study of the place of executive power within a popular government, the presidency’s original constitutional design and development over time, and its contemporary reach and relations with other key political institutions. (3 credits)
322 The American Congress
This course examines the theory and practice of the Congress of the United States, beginning with a study of legislative power and democratic politics before viewing the constitutional design of the American congress and the transformation of the office of the US Congress over the course of American history. Questions to be asked include: (1) How do legislators get elected? (2) How is the legislative branch of the US government organized? (3) How do members of Congress relate with advisors, agencies, the President, the Supreme Court, the press, and the American citizenry? (3 credits)
410 Democracy in America
This course introduces students to Alexis de Tocqueville’s classic study of the American regime written in the first half of the 19th century. Through a careful reading of Tocqueville’s entire two-volume text, students will gain clarity on the prospects and shortcomings of American democracy as it relates to American political, economic, religious, intellectual, and familial life. The course is a core concentration course required of all students in the PPH concentration. Prerequisite: HUM 313. (3 credits)
411 Constitutional Law
This course introduces students to the central concepts, themes, and debates surrounding American constitutional law. Students read important constitutional cases and familiarize themselves with different types of jurisprudence, examining how the American legal regime has changed from the founding to the present day. Particular attention will be paid to contemporary constitutional debates. Prerequisite: HUM 313. (3 credits)
420 International Relations
This course introduces students to the central concepts of international politics. Through a treatment of the masterworks of international relations, it examines the evolving framework in which political communities have conducted relations with one another given the constants of human nature. Prerequisite: HUM 313. (3 credits)
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