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because you should understand the context as well as the content. Yes, you'll learn other things, but you'll learn other things in a political science class.
If you feel that you have a solid understanding of why the framers designed the Constitution the way they did, instead of just sticking with the Articles of Confederation; of why Tom Jefferson believed he had to write the Declaration the way he did (and why the other members of the newly fledged convention felt they needed to revise it prior to publication) -- then take the political science class. You'll get a more in-depth approach to the politics, and that's not a bad thing at all.
If, however, you don't feel that you could envision the world of the founders -- the society and the culture in addition to the politics, then consider the history class. They weren't operating in a vacuum, they were responding to the world they lived in; a rapidly changing world; and the documents they produced reflect that world.
Whatever your choice -- Good luck, study hard, ENJOY!
(and in full disclosure -- yes, I teach history.)
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