Introduction to History: U.S. Political History, 1789-Present
HIST 192
Spring 2022
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| Course Cluster and Certificates: Social, Cultural, and Critical Theory Certificate |
The election of Donald Trump to the presidency in 2016 has sparked a widespread reckoning--both inside and outside of universities--with the dismal state of American understandings of our political past. Despite handwringing to the contrary, polarized partisanship, voter suppression, and policy stagnation are not new phenomena. This course examines the elections and elected officials, policy and policy making, and parties and party politics that shaped American history from the founding to the present. The course will chart the ways that elites have structured the relationship of American citizens to the state and explore what might come next. This course is the "top-down" companion of the "bottom-up" political history covered in HIST171: Introduction to History: History of U.S. Social Movements. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CSCT)(HIST-MN)(HIST) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
ANDREW SHANKMAN, ORIGINAL INTENTS: HAMILTON, JEFFERSON, MADISON, AND THE AMERICAN FOUNDING (NEW YORK: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2017)
LYNN HUDSON PARSONS, THE BIRTH OF MODERN POLITICS: ANDREW JACKSON, JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, AND THE ELECTION OF 1828 (NEW YORK: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2009)
ANTHONY J. BADGER, FDR: THE FIRST HUNDRED DAYS (NEW YORK: HILL AND WANG, 2008)
Reading on Modern Conservatism TBD
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Examinations and Assignments:
Attendance
Three papers |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
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| Instructor(s): Vrevich,Kevin Times: ...W.F. 10:50AM-12:10PM; Location: FISK414; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 25 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 4 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 10 | FR: 10 |
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