American Presidency I: Washington to Lincoln

This course is an examination of the political and constitutional development of the office of president from the Founding era through the Civil War. It focuses on how the presidency shaped American political life as the country grew and struggled with rising sectional tensions.

Instructors: Marc Landy is Professor of Political Science at Boston College and is co-author of Presidential Greatness and American Government: Balancing Rights and Democracy. Jeremy Bailey is Assistant Professor of Political Science at University of Houston, and is the author of Thomas Jefferson and Executive Power.