Skip to Main Content

LEGALST10

Download as PDF

LEGALST 10 - Civil Rights Civil Liberties: Equality & Fundamental Rights

Letters & Science Legal Studies Undergraduate CLS - College of Letters and Science

Subject

LEGALST

Course Number

10

Department

Letters & Science Legal Studies

Course Level

Undergraduate

Course Title

Civil Rights Civil Liberties: Equality & Fundamental Rights

Course Description

The United States operates under the constraints imposed by a written constitution. We will explore the ways in which the Constitution affects the relationship between us as individuals and the state. We will focus on the 14th Amendment’s commands that the state provide us all equal protection of the laws, and that it not encroach on our substantive, fundamental rights without due process of the law.

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Grading Basis

Default Letter Grade; P/NP Option

Method of Assessment

Written Exam

Breadth

Philosophy and Values

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.

Credit Replacement Courses

-

Course Objectives

Identify the rights guaranteed in the 14th amendment and explain how those rights have changed over time. Evaluate the effect of Supreme Court decisions on the balance between state power and individual liberty. Apply equality and autonomy doctrines to novel social problems.

Formats

Lecture

Term

Summer

Weeks

6 weeks

Weeks

6

Lecture Hours

8

Lecture Hours Min

8

Lecture Hours Max

8

Outside Work Hours

16

Outside Work Hours Min

16

Outside Work Hours Max

16