POL 304 - Constitutional Law

Institution:

Cabrini University - Closed

Subject:

Political Science

Description:

This 3 credit undergraduate course is intended to familiarize the student with the development and substance of US Constitutional Law, and important constitutional issues impacting the body politic today. Issues such as equal protection law, issues related to criminal law and procedure arising under the Bill of Rights and the developing right of privacy will be emphasized. Students will study portions of the actual text of cases that have been decided by the US Supreme Court. A case on the current Supreme Court docket will also be tracked and studied. Students will read the briefs filed in the case, will listen in class to MP3/audio files of the actual oral argument, and each student will write an opinion 'deciding' the case as if they were a Supreme Court Justice. Sophomores and freshman may take the course with consent of their academic adviser.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.cabrini.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 902-8100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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