SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
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I. Introduction | ||
1 | Introduction | |
II. Judicial Review: The What, Who, And How Of Constitutional Interpretation | ||
2 | The Role of Courts in Our Federal System | |
3 | Judicial Review I: Origins of Judicial Review | |
4 | Judicial Review II: Limits on Judicial Review | |
5 | What types of disputes are suitable for Courts? | |
6 | The Art of Judicial Interpretation | |
III: Nation-State Relations (Federalism) | ||
7 | Principles | |
8 | Commerce Clause I: Historical Evolution of Commerce Clause | |
9 | Commerce Clause II: Limits on Congress' Commerce Clause Power | |
10 | Taxing and Spending Power | |
11 | Power to Enforce Constitutional Rights | Paper 1 due |
IV: Balance Of Powers Within Federal Government | ||
12 | Introduction | |
13 | Legislature I: Legislative Powers | |
14 | Legislature II: Separation of Powers | |
15 | Executive I: Principles of Executive Power | |
16 | Executive II: Appointments and Removal Power | |
17 | Executive III: Judicial Authority over Executive | |
V: Substantive Due Process | ||
18 | Principles | |
19 | Economic Liberty | |
20 | Personal Liberty & Right to Privacy I: Abortion | Paper 2 due |
21 | Personal Liberty & Right to Privacy II: Right to Privacy Beyond Abortion | |
22 |
Class exercise: Legal Simulation (PDF) The class is broken up into two groups. Each group makes legal arguments regarding the hypothetical case in the pdf above. | |
VI: Equal Protection | ||
23 | Principles | |
24 | Racial Discrimination I: Historical Evolution | |
25 | Racial Discrimination II: Brown v. Board of Education and its aftermath | |
26 | Racial Discrimination III: Affirmative Action Cases | |
27 | Gender Discrimination | |
28 | Economic Discrimination | |
29 |
Sexual Orientation and Same-Sex Marriage I: Sexual Orientation / Same-Sex Marriage Cases | |
30a |
Sexual Orientation and Same-Sex Marriage II: Future of same-sex marriage laws at the state level | |
30b | Voting | |
31 | Optional review session | |
32 | Final exam |