History 126 - American Constitutional History

Institution:

Claremont McKenna College

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Description:

Lofgren The development of American constitutional and legal institutions and ideas from the colonial period to the present. Focuses include the constitutional conflict with Britain; the framing and ratification of the Constitution; federalism in the early republic; slavery and sectional conflict; the Fourteenth Amendment and civil rights; total war and civil liberties; private law and public policy; and the political role of the modern Supreme Court. Also listed as Government 176. Offered every year.

Credits:

1.50

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Instructional Type:

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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