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1 The University of Texas At Austin GOVf312L #84791 Issues and Policies in American Government MTWTHF 11:30 1:00 CAL 100 Summer 2014 Instructor: Marco Paoli Office hours MEZ T/TH 10:00 11:30 Prerequisites: GOV 310L or equivalent In the beginning, John Locke observed, all the world was America. For Locke seventeenth century America presented the world with an example of the state of nature, where individuals enjoyed and suffered a condition of natural freedom. Over a century later, Alexis de Tocqueville located the natural consequences of the age of democratic revolution in America: I admit that I saw in America more than America; it was the shape of democracy itself which I sought, its inclinations, character, prejudices, and passions; I wanted to understand it so as at least to know what we have to fear or hope. For Locke and Tocqueville and many more, America is both exemplary and exceptional; it has significance not only for itself and its citizens but for all of humanity. So we too turn to the political thought of America, not simply because it is ours but in order to better grasp the meaning and fate of liberal democracy; we follow Alexander Hamilton in asking whether societies of men are really capable or not of establishing good government from reflection and choice, or whether they are forever destined to depend for their political constitutions on accident and force. Required Texts *** All readings are in the public domain, and will be available electronically ***

2 What is Liberalism? June 5 Introduction Louis Hartz selections from The Liberal Tradition in America June 6 John Locke Second Treatise of Government o Chapter 1 5 June 9 John Locke Second Treatise of Government o Chapter 5 8 June 10 John Locke Second Treatise of Government o Chapter 9 19 Christianity, Liberalism and the American Founding June 11 John Winthrop A Model of Christian Charity John Winthrop A Little Speech on Liberty John Locke A Letter Concerning Toleration June 12 John Locke A Letter Concerning Toleration (continued) Revolution, Independence and State Constitutionalism June 13 James Otis The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved The Declaration of Independence The Articles of Confederation 1776 Constitution of Pennsylvania Virginia Declaration of Rights

3 To Make a Nation June 16 The United States Constitution and Bill of Rights Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Laws, Book 2, Chapters 1 and 2; Book 3, Chapters 1 3; Book 4, Chapters 4 8; Book 5, Chapters 1 7; Book 7, Chapters 2 and 8 16; Book 8, Chapters 2, 3, and 16. The Federalist, Papers 1, 9, 14 and 38. Cato [probably George Clinton], 3rd letter. June 17 The Federalist, Papers 2 8, 10 14, Brutus [probably Robert Yates], First Essay. The Federal Farmer [probably Richard Henry Lee], Second Letter. Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia, Query 17. June 18 The Federalist, Papers 21 23, 26, 30, 33-35, 37, 39 and 41 Brutus, 6 th 8 th Essay. The Federal Farmer, 17 th 18 th Letter. Agrippa [James Winthrop], 10th Letter. Candidus [Samuel Adams or his follower Benjamin Austin], First and Second Essay (excerpts) A [Pennsylvania] Farmer. June 19 The Federalist, Papers 47 48, and 62 64, 67 68, 70, and 84 Brutus, 2nd, 11th, 14th, and 15th Essays. The Federal Farmer, 11th 16th letter. Cato, Fifth Letter. Centinel [Samuel Bryan], First Letter. Cincinnatus [perhaps Arthur Lee, the brother of Richard Henry Lee], Fourth Essay. Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Laws, Book 11, Chapter 6. Thomas Jefferson A Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom June 20 George Washington Farewell Address Thomas Jefferson First Inaugural Address John Marshal Marbury v. Madison

4 Democracy in America June 23 Alexis De Tocqueville selections from Democracy in America June 24 Alexis De Tocqueville selections from Democracy in America (continued) Individualism and Abolitionism June 25 Ralph Waldo Emerson Divinity School Address Henry David Thoreau Civil Disobedience Slavery and Civil War June 26 Abraham Lincoln Lyceum Address Chief Justice Roger Taney Dred-Scott v. Sanford Abraham Lincoln A House Divided June 27 Abraham Lincoln A House Divided (continued) Frederick Douglass What to a Slave is the 4th of July? Selections from the Lincoln-Douglas debates June 30 Selections from the Lincoln-Douglas debates (continued) Abraham Lincoln Cooper Union Address Abraham Lincoln First Inaugural Address July 1 Abraham Lincoln First Inaugural Address (continued) Alexander Stephens Cornerstone Speech (continued) Abraham Lincoln The Emancipation Proclamation (continued) Abraham Lincoln The Gettysburg Address (continued) Progressivism and Equality July 2 Susan B. Anthony Women s Right to Vote Theodore Roosevelt Who is a Progressive? Woodrow Wilson What is Progress?

5 Civil Rights and the Idea of America July 3 Martin Luther King Jr. Letter from Birmingham City Jail Martin Luther King Jr. Address at the Lincoln Memorial, August 28, 1963 'I Have a Dream' Malcolm X The Ballot Or The Bullet July 7 John F. Kennedy Civil Rights speech of June 11, 1963 Lyndon B. Johnson Address to Congress on November 27, 1963 'Let Us Continue' Lyndon B. Johnson Address to a Joint Session of Congress on Voting Legislation 'We Shall Overcome' America in Defense of Liberalism? July 8 Theodore Roosevelt selections from Annual Message to Congress, December 1904 Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine Woodrow Wilson Speech to Congress, January 1918 'The Fourteen Points' Franklin Delano Roosevelt Speech on the Four Freedoms The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights Dwight D. Eisenhower Farewell Address 'The Military-Industrial Complex' John F. Kennedy Inaugural Address John F. Kennedy University of Washington Speech John F. Kennedy Ich bin ein Berliner! July 9 Richard Nixon Address to the Nation on the War in Vietnam 'The Silent Majority' Ronald Reagan City Upon A Hill Ronald Reagan Remarks on East-West Relations at the Brandenburg Gate Ronald Reagan Farewell Address George H.W. Bush Address to the Nation on the Invasion of Iraq (January 16, 1991) Bill Clinton Statement on Kosovo (March 24, 1999) Bill Clinton Address on the Kosovo Agreement (June 10, 1999) George W. Bush State of the Union Address 2002 'Axis of Evil' A Crisis of Modernity? July 10 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, A World Split Apart Francis Fukuyama, The End of History

6 Assignments and Grading Policy Short essay 25% Option 1 A 3-4 page analytical paper selected from topics to be distributed during the first week of class. Due in hard copy in my hand at the beginning of class on June 16 h Option 2 A 3-4 page analytical paper selected from topics to be distributed during the third week of class. Due in hard copy in my hand at the beginning of class on June 30 th Take home final exam 35% An 5-6 page take home final, due electronically no later than 5pm on the first day of the final exam period (July 11 th ) Attendance and participation 40% Attendance will be taken daily and will constitute 10% of your final grade. You will begin with a perfect grade: after one unexcused absence each subsequent unexcused absence will drop your grade by two points. This means that six unexcused absences will result in a grade of zero out of ten. Participation will be assessed through quizzes, which will be worth 30% of your grade. Grading policies Plus and minus grades will be used in all grades, including the final grades. For the final grades, cutoffs for the final grades are as follows: A 95, A- 90, B+ 87, B 83, B- 80, C+ 77, C 73, C- 70, D+ 67, D 63, D- 60. No extensions will be granted on written work except with good cause. You yourself may purchase an extension at a cost of 3 percent plus 2 percent per calendar day. This penalty will attach to all late papers unaccompanied by a doctor's note. No further late papers will be accepted once your classmates papers have been returned to them. If you fail to turn in your final exam before the grade deadline you will receive a grade of zero on the final. In the case of medical emergency or personal tragedy contact me as soon as possible. Miscellaneous Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. You are responsible for familiarizing yourself with the University of Texas policies regarding plagiarism and academic dishonestly. If you are struggling, come see me about improving your paper. If you elect to employ the services and knowledge of others instead I assure you I will catch you, and I will pursue disciplinary action. Students with disabilities may request appropriate academic accommodations from the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, Services for Students with Disabilities, or

The University of Texas At Austin GOV312L #39030 Issues and Policies in American Government: Core Texts and Ideas in American Liberalism

The University of Texas At Austin GOV312L #39030 Issues and Policies in American Government: Core Texts and Ideas in American Liberalism MWF 11:00 12:00 UTC 3.102 Spring 2014 Instructor: Marco Paoli marco.paoli@utexas.edu