Professor Diana Schaub reviews the life and views of Booker T. Washington, contrasting Washington's policy of gradualism to the views of abolitionist and civil rights spokesperson Frederick Douglass.

To listen to this lecture, scroll to the Tuesday, August third, 9:00 am-10:30 am session; and select the corresponding RealAudio link to the left.

Professors John Moser and Jeremi Suri overview several schools of foreign policy: republicanism, nationalism, balance of power, and Wilsonianism. They also review what is meant by foreign policy in general.

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Professors Sidney Milkis and Marc Landy discuss the institution of the U.S. presidency, examining what popular memory and contemporary reactions to presidents hold as qualities of greatness.

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Dr. Charles Kesler traces the history of liberalism in the U.S., looking at its origins in progressivism and its opposition to conservatism.

To listen to this lecture, scroll to the Thursday, August seventh, 7:30 pm guest lecture; and select the RealAudio link to the left of the main body of text.

Professor Gary Quinlivan examines the economic conditions during the Great Depression, the New Deal policies that Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted in response to these conditions, and their effects.

To listen to this lecture, scroll to the Monday, August fourth, guest lecture; and select either the RealAudio image or link to the left of the main body of text.

Professor Lance Robinson explores the progressive political beliefs of Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt, looking at their understanding of government as a force and institution that can evolve as the state evolves.

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Dr. Raymond Wolters examines the life of W.E.B. Du Bois and his roles as both scholar and activist.

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Professor Jeffrey Sikkenga looks at the Second Amendment and its interpretation. He focuses on the 1939 U.S. Supreme Court case U.S. v. Miller, which has been interpreted as both supporting gun control and supporting the right to bear arms.

To listen to this lecture, scroll to session 12, and select the corresponding RealAudio link to the left.

Professor David Forte looks at the U.S. Constitution and its interpretation, focusing on how Supreme Court Justices have interpreted it—and their own role in lawmaking—throughout U.S. history.

To listen to this lecture, scroll to the Wednesday, July ninth, 7:30 pm guest lecture; and select the RealAudio link to the left of the main body of text.

Professor Ken Masugi looks at the 1944 U.S. Supreme Court case Korematsu v. U.S., in which the Supreme Court ruled that the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II was constitutional—a ruling that still stands today. Masugi compares and contrasts the context and substance of this ruling with the current political and judicial stance on terrorists, looking at the U.S. Patriot Act and arguments over whether or not this document is constitutional.

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