Class Unique: 29150
This course will concentrate on the 1st and 14th amendments. Topics to be covered include: (1) free exercise of religion and establishment of religion; (2) freedom of speech; (3) privacy, including issues relating to abortion and sexual orientation; and (4) racial and sex discrimination, including issues related to affirmative action. Emphasis will be placed on the political theory or theories that best explain and justify constitutional doctrines.
Class Details
| Meeting Days | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, Thursday | 2:15 - 3:30 pm | TNH 2.140 |
| Evaluation Method | Date | Time | Alpha Range | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floating |
Additional Information
- Course Type
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- Upperclass-only elective
- Reversed Priority
- Grading Method
- Pass/Fail Allowed
Textbooks
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Constitutional Law - Sullivan and FeldmanThomson-West , edition: 18th
ISBN: 9781609302511 (required) -
Religious Freedom and the Constitution - Eisgruber and SagerHarvard , edition: pb
ISBN: 0-674-02305-6 (required) -
2015 Supp. to Constitutional Law - Sullivan and FeldmanThomson-West , edition: pb
(required) -
A Theory of Justice - Rawls, JohnHarvard , edition: rev. ed
ISBN: 9780674000780 (optional)
Abramson, Jeffrey B