Listed in: Political Science, as POSC-304
Donald L. Robinson (Section 01)
In this course we will examine how the interactions between the Constitution and the party system have shaped American political development. Scholars of comparative constitutionalism have shown that, while thirty-two countries in the Americas, North and South, have adopted constitutions based on the separation of powers, only one of them, the United States, has avoided collapsing into presidential dictatorship. Our endurance as a constitutional democracy may be rooted in the nature of the American party system, but if our parties are losing control over American politics, are we coming to the end of American exceptionalism?
Limited to 18 students, consent required if not a POSC major. Fall semester. Visiting Professor Robinson.
Section 01
Th 01:00 PM - 03:30 PM FAYE 117
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rhetorical Presidency | Princeton University Press | Jeffery Tulis | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| How Democratic is the American Constitution | Penguin | Robert Dahl | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Dark money : the hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise of the radical right | Doubleday | Jane Mayer | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| The Plot Against America | Vintage | Philip Roth | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| When the People Speak: Deliberative Democracy and Public Consultation | Oxford University Press | James Fishkin | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Our Declaration : a reading of the Declaration of Independence in defense of equality | Liveright | Danielle Allen | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Obama: The Call of History | New York Times/Callaway (2017) | Peter Baker | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| A woman in charge : the life of Hillary Rodham Clinton | Vintage Books | Carl Bernstein | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries | Yale University Press - 2nd edition | Arend Lijphart | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.