INQ-277 | Should You Ratify the Constitution?

Crosslisted As: POLI277

Topic Description:

Should the Philadelphia Constitution have been ratified? Many spirited arguments for and against were made at the time. As a student in this course (and, therefore, as a citizen and delegate at a ratifying convention held in “the State”), you can have your say about the Constitution. Persuade your classmates to adopt, amend or reject it. This course immerses students in political ideas that shaped debates between the Anti-Federalists and the Federalists during 1787 and 1788. It consists of lectures, discussions, group strategy sessions, a ratifying convention simulation, a reflection paper, and a final exam.

Course Types Offered: On-Campus

Topic Approved: March 2015