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Academic Year 2005/2006

Civil Liberties
GOVT 250 FA

This course, the politics of civil liberties, introduces students to a uniquely American contribution (one that other western democracies have freely emulated) to the practice of politics: the written specification of individual liberties and rights that citizens possess against the state. Civil liberties is not, however, a course on law. It is instead a course in political science that has as its subject the relationship of law to some of the most fundamental questions of politics. Topics covered will include privacy, due process, equal protection, freedom of expression, and freedom of religion.

MAJOR READINGS

Hamilton et al., THE FEDERALIST PAPERS
Finn & Kommers, AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Two moot courts and a final examination.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS GOVT    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-30-2006

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