Professor Christopher Flannery examines the prominence of the Declaration of Independence in U.S. history and present life, the context in which it was written, and the intentions of its drafters. He includes readings from historical documents.
Professor Lucas E. Morel discusses the history of affirmative action in the U.S., looking at how it has changed from the early 1960s to the present day. He examines particularly the 2003 U.S. Supreme Court cases Grutter v. Bollinger and Gratz v. Bollinger, both on affirmative action.
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Professor John Moser examines the foreign policy of Franklin D. Roosevelt, comparing and contrasting it to the policies of Woodrow Wilson.
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Professors Sidney Milkis and Marc Landy look at the memory of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency and how the presidents that followed him—Lyndon B. Johnson and Ronald Reagan—failed to establish similar legacies.
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Professors Sidney Milkis and Marc Landy look at the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. They examine how his policies changed with the onset of World War II.
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Professors Sidney Milkis and Marc Landy look at the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. They examine how Roosevelt was influenced by Lincoln's presidency.
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Professors Ronald J. Pestritto and Lance Robinson describe the 1912 presidential campaign, in which progressives Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt ran against each other. Pestritto and Robinson consider why these men chose to run against each other and the context within which they campaigned.
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Professors Ronald J. Pestritto and Lance Robinson explore political progressives' view of the role and definition of federal administrative agencies in the U.S. government. They compare and contrast Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson's ideas on the subject.
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Professors Ronald J. Pestritto and Lance Robinson explore political progressive thought in relation to the ideal role of the President in the U.S. They examine Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt's understandings of the role of the Presidency, the ways in which they shaped the institutions, and the historical effects of those changes.
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