AMST 258 - Law in United States Society

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Trinity College

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"The law is made for the times, and it will be made or modified by them," declared a jurist in 1839. This course will examine the ways in which the law is constructed. What are the connections between legal rules and larger social transformations Who makes the law and how do legal norms change over time We will study such questions by focusing on three case studies-the criminal law of slavery, the law as it related to economic development in the 19th century, and the desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, following the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954). We will probe these issues through a close examination of case materials, memoirs, analytical essays, and historical account 1.00 units, Lecture

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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