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GOVT250

Civil Liberties GOVT250 SP

Next Offered in 9899 SP

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

Feeley & Frislov, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, 2nd
edition
Ely, John H., DEMOCRACY AND DISTRUST
Hamilton et al., THE FEDERALIST PAPERS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Two moot courts and a final examination.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS GOVT

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-03-1998

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