Below is a set of notes taken by a student enrolled in the course.
| LEC # | TOPICS |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction (PDF) |
| 2 | Interpreting American Political Thought (PDF) |
| 3 | The Protestant Background |
| 4 | Revolutionary America (PDF) |
| 5 | Debating the Constitution (PDF) |
| 6 | Jeffersonian Republicans v. Hamiltonian Federalists, with Madison in the Pivot (PDF) |
| 7 | Individualism (PDF) |
| 8 | Racism, Nativism, and Sexism in Antebellum America (PDF) |
| 9 | A New Birth of Freedom? (PDF) |
| 10 | The New Inegalitarians, or The Descent of Man (PDF) |
| 11 | The Death of Freedom? (PDF) |
| 12 | The Politics of Inclusion and the Politics of Difference (PDF) |
| 13 | Markets, Morals, and America Abroad |