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Civil Liberties GOVT250 SP

Section	Class Size	*Available	Times	POI	Prereq
1	30	6	Times: .T.T... 10:00AM-11:20AM;	No	No

*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for the Blue Add phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration. (Last Updated on Tue Aug 10 05:00:21 EDT 1999 )

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

Section 01: Finn, J; Times: .T.T... 10:00AM-11:20AM;; Grading Mode: A/F; Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 2, So: 3, Fr: 0; Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-22-1999

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