a. Effects of revolutionary wars upon European politics and diplomacy.
b. The policy of intervention.
c. The Holy Alliance and the Concert of Europe.
d. Applications of policy of intervention.
e. The Congress of Verona.
f. The position of England.
Required Readings: Edgington, History of the Monroe Doctrine; Bingham, The Monroe Doctrine, an Obsolete Shibboleth; Garcia Calderon, 58-85; Bryce, 422-451; Koebel, British Exploits, 163-254; Shepherd, Bolivar and the United States (Hisp. Am. Hist. Rev. 1918); Moore, Digest of International Law (Sections on Monroe Doctrine); The New International Encyclopaedia; Annals of the American Academy of Political Science, July, 1914; Robertson, Reception of the Monroe Doctrine (Political Science Quarterly, 1915); Manning, Early Diplomatic Relations between the United States and Mexico.
Additional Readings: Gilman, James Monroe; Bigelow, American Policy; Coolidge, United States as a World Power; Hart, The Monroe Doctrine; Torres, An Exposition of the Commerce of South America; Chadwick, The Relations of Spain and the United States.
Chapter VII. Political Theories and Early Republican Institutions.
1. The monarchical idea versus the republican; opinions of the revolutionary leaders: Bolivar, San Martin, Rivadavia, Belgrano, etc.
2. Early political parties or groups and their theories:
a. Unitary; federalist; conservative; and radical.
b. Liberal and conservative writers on politics: Lastarria, Bilbao, Echeverria, Montalvo, Vigil, Sarmiento; Bello, Alberdi, Herrera, Acosta.
c. Influence of France upon political theorists.
3. Political factions:
Military; clerical; civilian; and lay.
4. Party methods and politics.
5. Ballot and elections; restrictions of the suffrage.
6. Popular apathy in political affairs; personal politics.
7. Character of governments:
Federal and unitary.
8. Early constitutions; separation of powers.
9. The office of executive.
a. Constitutional powers in various countries.
b. Prestige and dignity of office.
c. Early types of executives: tyrants; dictators; liberators; restorers; caudillos.
10. Character and powers of Congress; congress versus president; experiments with unicameral legislatures.
11. Influence of English and French cabinet systems of government.
12. The judiciary in Latin America:
a. Constitutional powers and position in administration.
b. Judicial review of legislation.
13. Early conventions and platforms.
14. Municipal government:
a. General characteristics.
b. Police systems.
c. Public service.
d. Prisons.
Readings: Shepherd, 81-96; Garcia Calderon, 100-350; Crichfield, American Supremacy; Alberdi, Bases ...; ——, Estudios economicos; ——, Del Gobierno en Sud America; Sarmiento, El Facundo; Lastarria, Lecciones de politica positiva en la Academia de bellas letras; Balbin de Unquera, Andres Bello, su epoca y sus obras; books on individual countries.
1. The monarchical idea versus the republican; opinions of the revolutionary leaders: Bolivar, San Martin, Rivadavia, Belgrano, etc.
2. Early political parties or groups and their theories:
a. Unitary; federalist; conservative; and radical.
b. Liberal and conservative writers on politics: Lastarria, Bilbao, Echeverria, Montalvo, Vigil, Sarmiento; Bello, Alberdi, Herrera, Acosta.
c. Influence of France upon political theorists.
3. Political factions:
Military; clerical; civilian; and lay.
4. Party methods and politics.
5. Ballot and elections; restrictions of the suffrage.
6. Popular apathy in political affairs; personal politics.
7. Character of governments:
Federal and unitary.
8. Early constitutions; separation of powers.
9. The office of executive.
a. Constitutional powers in various countries.
b. Prestige and dignity of office.
c. Early types of executives: tyrants; dictators; liberators; restorers; caudillos.
10. Character and powers of Congress; congress versus president; experiments with unicameral legislatures.
11. Influence of English and French cabinet systems of government.
12. The judiciary in Latin America:
a. Constitutional powers and position in administration.
b. Judicial review of legislation.
13. Early conventions and platforms.
14. Municipal government:
a. General characteristics.
b. Police systems.
c. Public service.
d. Prisons.
Readings: Shepherd, 81-96; Garcia Calderon, 100-350; Crichfield, American Supremacy; Alberdi, Bases ...; ——, Estudios economicos; ——, Del Gobierno en Sud America; Sarmiento, El Facundo; Lastarria, Lecciones de politica positiva en la Academia de bellas letras; Balbin de Unquera, Andres Bello, su epoca y sus obras; books on individual countries.
a. Unitary; federalist; conservative; and radical.
b. Liberal and conservative writers on politics: Lastarria, Bilbao, Echeverria, Montalvo, Vigil, Sarmiento; Bello, Alberdi, Herrera, Acosta.
c. Influence of France upon political theorists.
Military; clerical; civilian; and lay.
Federal and unitary.
a. Constitutional powers in various countries.
b. Prestige and dignity of office.
c. Early types of executives: tyrants; dictators; liberators; restorers; caudillos.
a. Constitutional powers and position in administration.
b. Judicial review of legislation.