0513-456 - The Judicial Process

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Rochester Institute of Technology

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Description:

This course is the intersection between law and politics. We focus on the structure and functions of the Supreme Court of the U.S. within the federal courts system. Attention is devoted to justices as personalities, how they are recruited, how they influence each other, political forces that influence what they do, the manner in which they fulfill institutional roles and the social impact of judicial decisions. Attention will be given to the emergence of the institutional identity of the court, the political struggles between the Supreme Court, lower courts, other governmental bodies and the full range of political interests in the country. Part of the American politics concentration and minor and the legal studies minor, and the political science minor. It may also be taken as an elective. (0513-211,214 or equivalent) Class 4, Credit ( offered occasionally)

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rit.edu/

Phone Number:

(585) 475-2411

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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