TI 256-PO - The Federalist Papers

Min Units: 3
Max Units: 3
The heart of this course, utilizing The Federalist Papers and ensuing debates as our guide, is to assess the quality of American democracy - then and now. To do so, we first will engage competing conceptions of democracy. Next, we will evaluate the interests of the Framers and the perspectives excluded from the romantic ideals of our founding. Then we will address the normative debates and values that helped shape our Constitution. Finally, we will consider modern-day applications to reexamine whether the promise of the Federalist Papers meet the needs of a democratic society in the 21st Century. (U) Occasionally