POLS 326 - Constitutionalism II

4 credit(s)
This course is about the formal protections of liberty and equality in the U.S. Constitution through the Bill of Rights and the Civil War Amendments. It will focus on freedom of speech and press, freedom of religion, the right to bear arms, criminal rights, the right to privacy, and equal citizenship for all, irrespective of racial, gender, and sexually-based forms of difference. Like POLS 325, this course will examine the writings and speeches of different government actors, but it will include the contributions of important citizens and organizations to America’s quest for liberty and equality. There are no official prerequisites for the course, but students should have a basic understanding of how the three branches of the US government operate. Also listed as CJLS 326.
Offered: Biennially

Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirement: Analyzing and Interpreting Texts.