This course examines the lives, character, political thought and political practice of two of America's leading thinkers and statesmen, viz., James Madison and John Adams. We will pay close attention to their understanding of constitutions, liberty, and republican government, in both theory and practice.
Instructors: Colleen Sheehan is Associate Professor of Political Science at Villanova University. Richard Samuelson is Assistant Professor of History at California State University, San Bernardino.