CJP 200 01 - Constitutional Law Liebman

Institution:

Roxbury Community College

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Description:

25 3-402 M W F 10:30:00 AM 11:20:00 AM In this course, students will focus on selected aspects of civil libertiess and civil rights in the United States. It will address government limitations of power, and constitutional law questions about "who" should decide the content and nature of liberty as well as the issues of judicial activism and restraint. The primary goal of the course is to discuss our rights-not who defines them. Therefore, emphaisis is on the Constitution and US Supreme Court cases which delineate the legal doctrines relevant to defining the constitution's guarantees of liberty. The student will be expected to learn about freedom of speech and press, freedom of religion, privacy, discrimination, capital punishment, and future directions. This course will help students grow as citizens and enable them to critically analyze the events surrounding them. Previous course code and title CJP 260 CIVIL LIBERTIES UNDER THE CONSTITUTION.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rcc.mass.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 427-0060

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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