Credits:3 pts.
In what sense was the New Deal/Fair Deal era led by Presidents Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman a watershed and a defining time? What policy choices were made, and which were not? What has been their enduring impact? Probing these issues at the crossroads of political science and history, the class aims both to explore key themes in American politics and to examine how approaches scholars use in each of the major subfields of political scienceComparative Politics, International Relations, Political Theory, and American Politicscan clarify important historical subjects.
