POLT 301 - Seminar: Constitutional Law—The First Amendment

Contemporary First Amendment theory and practice. Topics include: First Amendment and the Internet; speech and symbolic action in public forums; hate speech; offensive and pornographic speech; free exercise of religion and separation of church and state; equal protection, and speech rights; government as speaker: arts grants and social policy; social construction and constitutional change; and balancing, feminist, and absolutist approaches to the First Amendment. Wide choice of paper topic.

Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: One of the following courses, POLT 202, 270, 303, 103, 119, or consent of instructor.
Enrollment Limit: 15.
Mr. Kahn

[Next Offered 2007-2008]

Credits: 3 hours