POSC300L - US Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties

3 Credit(s)

Liberal Arts
Dual listed as PRLG 201L This course explores the nature and scope of civil rights and liberties guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution. We will examine some of the most intractable issues that have come before the Supreme Court in an effort to consider how we as a polity should balance individual liberties and rights with other values such as community morality, public order, and equality. In an effort to explore these themes, we will address issues like affirmative action, pornography regulation, the right to privacy, and the need to accommodate religious minorities. Students should come to class prepared to participate, to challenge the cases and readings, and to develop their own informed view of the place of judicially guaranteed rights and liberties in the American polity.

Prerequisite(s): One 200-level class from any subfield