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II. Government.

Government B1: Constitutional Government.—A description and comparison
of the principles and essential features of the governments of the United
States, England, France, Germany, and Switzerland, with especial emphasis on
the characteristics of the American constitutional system and the operation of
Congressional government. Instruction by lectures, textbook study, assigned
reading, and conferences with instructors.—(B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Assistant Professor Williams, Mr. Coleman and Assistants.

Government B2: International Relations: Government B1 prerequisite.
—The nature of international law; the attributes of sovereign states, their rights
and duties as members of the society of nations; the scope of existing international
government; the causes of modern wars; the problem of preserving peace
(peace projects of the past, the adequacy of arbitral machinery and the League
of Nations); international economic relations; the foreign policy of the United
States. Instruction by lectures, assigned reading, and class reports. Assistant
Professor Williams.

Government C1: Jurisprudence and the Elements of American Constitutional
Law: (Primarily for graduates and advanced undergraduates preparing
for law; Government B1 and B2 prerequisite.) First half-year: Various
concepts of the State, of sovereignty, and of political obligation; the nature,
sources, and forms of law, and its philosophical and sociological aspects. Second
half-year: Leading cases on American Constitutional Law. Hours by appointment.
Assistant Professor Williams.

Government D1: Political Theory.—The political theory of Hobbes, Harrington,
Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Bentham, J. S. Mill. Hours by appointment.
Assistant Professor Williams. Omitted in 1921-1922.

Government D2: Modern Political Theory and Institutions.—Hours by
appointment. Assistant Professor Williams.