POL 201 American Constitution: God & State
The United States of America grew out of a European world with preset roles for both the Church and the State. National leaders coalesced colonial differences concerning the relationship between Church and State into the Constitution which they determined to be the guide for American life to follow. This class will examine different approaches to the relationship between Church and State, the principles which framed the Constitution and the historical developments in American history that applied and stretched those principles.