POLT 270 - Law and the Supreme Court in American Political DevelopmentNext Offered: 2008-09
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 3 Hours
Attribute: 3 SS
The place of the Supreme Court and law in American political development (APD). Topics include: defining “political development;” relationships among the Supreme Court, Presidency, Congress, and advocacy groups and the impact of these institutions upon American constitutional law and political change; the 2000 (Bush v. Gore) Presidential Election; Presidential wartime powers; interracial marriage; affirmative action; Native American Citizenship; same sex marriage; abortion choice; labor and civil rights; and changing national and state power. We will study major Supreme Court cases applicable to these topics. This is a core course in the Law and Society Program. Enrollment Limit: 45.
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