HO 204 - Political Systems: Decision Making in Historical Contexts

Institution:

Mount Mercy University

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Description:

This course will examine three specific historical moments that played a key role in the development of modern political systems. Students will conduct their examination by participating in a series of games designed to take them into each historical moment. The games combine research of primary texts with role playing in the classroom, so that students experience how ideological stances are translated into human actions and political structures within the context of historical circumstances. We will play three games from the Reacting to the Past? series: The Threshold of Democracy Athens in 403 B.C.; Confucianism an the Succession Crisis of the Wanli Emperor; and Rousseau, Burke and Revolution in France.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.mtmercy.edu

Phone Number:

(319) 363-8213

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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