OP Jindal Global University - American Politics, Society, and History
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- Course 1 of 3 in the American Politics, Foreign Policy, and US-India Ties Specialization
- Beginner Level Undergraduate Students, High School Students
- Approx. 58 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: English
American Politics, Society, and History at Coursera Course details
- Welcome to the American Politics, Society, and History course! This course seeks to provide learners with a comprehensive understanding of American history, politics, society, and culture. The United States has been a beacon in the international community as a constitutional liberal democracy. Through this course, you will gain insight into the historical evolution of the US from a constitutional perspective and provide an overview of the government in the US. You will also look at how critical social factors like race, ethnicity, and gender inform the evolution of American society. You will further look at what American culture is and how it is constantly evolving over time.
American Politics, Society, and History at Coursera Curriculum
The US Constitutional Tradition
Course Introduction
Meet Your Instructor
Introduction
Intellectual Roots of the Liberal Tradition
Early Challenges to the Liberal Thesis
The First Written Constitution
Constitutional Judicial Review
Liberal Constitutionalism in India
Constitutionalism Goes Global
Asian Human Rights Debates
Promoting Democracy and Human Rights
Course Overview
Essential Reading: The US Constitutional Tradition
The US Constitutional Founding
Constitutional Fundamentals
Global Constitutionalism
Graded Quiz: The US Constitutional Tradition
Government and Politics of America
Introduction to American Government and Politics
The United States Constitution
Federalism
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
Public Opinion and Interest Groups
Political Parties and Elections
Congress and the Presidency
Bureaucracy and the Judiciary
Foreign and Defense Policy
Essential Reading: Government and Politics of America
American Government and Politics
Functioning of American Government
Political Institutions in Action
Graded Quiz: Government and Politics of America
Race and Ethnicity in the United States
Enslavement
Abolition and the Civil War
The 13th Amendment and Reconstruction
Jim Crow and the Run-Up to the Civil Rights Movement
Brown vs. Board of Education and Desegregation in Schools
Martin Luther King Jr. and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
March on Washington, the Civil Rights Act, and Martin Luther King’s Legacy
America’s Multiculturalism
George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter Movement
Essential Readings: History of Racism and the Seeds of the Civil Rights Movement
Recommended Readings: History of Racism and the Seeds of the Civil Rights Movement
Essential Reading: Civil Rights Movement in Full Swing
Recommended Reading: Civil Rights Movement in Full Swing
Essential Reading: The Continuing Struggle Against Racism
Recommended Reading: The Continuing Struggle Against Racism
History of Racism and the Seeds of the Civil Rights Movement
Civil Rights Movement in Full Swing
The Continuing Struggle Against Racism
Graded Quiz: Race and Ethnicity in the United States
Gender in America
True Womanhood: Women in the Early Republic
The Birth of the Women’s Rights Movement
Early Women’s Activism During the Abolition and Civil War
The Suffragists and Women Activism: Onward March to the 19th Amendment
Laboring Women and the World Wars
Feminism in a Countercultural Time: 1950s-1970s
The Queer Challenge and Rethinking Feminism
Gender in America Today: The Contemporary Agenda
Essential Reading: True Womanhood: Women in the Early Republic
Recommended Readings: True Womanhood: Women in the Early Republic
Recommended Readings: The Birth of the Women’s Rights Movement
Recommended Readings: Early Women’s Activism During the Abolition and Civil War
Recommended Readings: The Suffragists and Women Activism: Onward March to the 19th Amendment
Recommended Readings: Laboring Women and the World Wars
Recommended Readings: Feminism in a Countercultural Time: 1950s-70s
Recommended Readings: The Queer Challenge and Rethinking Feminism
Recommended Readings: Gender in America Today: The Contemporary Agenda
Historical Struggles for Equal Rights
Contemporary Challenges to Feminisms in America
Graded Quiz: Gender in America
American Culture
Introduction to American Culture
American Regionalization of Culture
What Is American Culture?
American Literature
Black America Creating America
Hollywood to Netflix: American Storytelling
Attraction of American Culture to the World
Impact of the Internet and American Culture
Course Wrap-Up Video
Essential Reading: American Culture
The American Experiment: Individuality, Freedom, and Leaving the Past Behind
Culture
The US and the World
Graded Quiz: American Culture
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