2.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Admission to M.A. in Constitutional Government, Civics, and Law program.. Surveys the philosophical and historical foundations of individual rights, limited government, and liberty in America. Covers key texts from the classical liberal tradition, including Roger Williams, John Locke, Thomas Paine, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Publius, George Washington, and John Taylor. Focuses on the Declaration of Independence.