POS 2019 - Civil Liberties

Institution:

Manhattanville College

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Description:

This course is a survey of the Supreme Court's decisions and judicial policies with respect to the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Emphasis will be placed on freedom of speech and religion, due process, and equal protection of the law. Most reading will be in Supreme Court opinions, but attention will be given to the historical development of civil liberties in America, to the roles of the Supreme Court and the Presidency and of individual Justices and Presidents in protecting those liberties, and to the impact of debates about civil liberties on presidential politics and the evolution of public policy. At selected dates, students playing the parts of lawyers will deliver short oral arguments to the class on famous cases from the reading. Required for all Legal Studies concentrators and minors. Criminal Law concentrators and minors must take either Constitutional Law or this course. ( Spring)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.manhattanville.edu

Phone Number:

(914) 694-2200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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