"WE THE PEOPLE": VOICES OF DEMOCRACY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Map how the idea of democracy has shifted and evolved throughout US history. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Analyze how elected officials, public figures, and ordinary citizens use appeals to "democracy" or "democratic values" to support specific causes and social movements. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain how language, communication, and rhetoric shape historical and contemporary understandings of democracy. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Use rhetorical skills and reasoning to evaluate differing definitions of and opinions about democracy with civility and respect. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Create a nuanced, complex definition of democracy that accounts for modern challenges. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Map how the idea of democracy has shifted and evolved throughout US history. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Analyze how elected officials, public figures, and ordinary citizens use appeals to "democracy" or "democratic values" to support specific causes and social movements. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain how language, communication, and rhetoric shape historical and contemporary understandings of democracy. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Use rhetorical skills and reasoning to evaluate differing definitions of and opinions about democracy with civility and respect. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Create a nuanced, complex definition of democracy that accounts for modern challenges. Audience: Undergraduate