GOVERNMENT 182 - Liberty of Conscience

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Claremont McKenna College

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Thomas This course explores the historical and philosophical origins of the First Amendment's protection of speech and religion. It begins with arguments for liberty of conscience in Milton's Areopagitica and Locke' s ALetter Concerning Toleration, tracing them through the American Founders and the framing of the First Amendment, which embeds freedom of speech and religion in the Constitution. Alongside these thinkers, we will examine Supreme Court opinions that take up the meaning and reach of the First Amendment, asking if liberty of conscience is truly the "first" liberty in ourconstitutional order. Offered every other year.

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1.50

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.claremontmckenna.edu/

Phone Number:

(909) 621-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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