2019-2020 Archived Catalog
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PSCN-175 Civil LibertiesCredits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
Pre-requisite: Placement into RDNG-016 (ACSR-016); PSCN 170 with a minimum 2.0
This course is a survey of the courts the Constitution and politics that affect civil liberties. Topics include freedom of speech press religion criminal rights and civil rights laws.
Course Outcomes
1. Outline the institutional powers and constraints of the US Supreme Court
2. Explain methods of constitutional interpretation including originalism, textualism, structural analysis, pragmatism and polling jurisdictions.
3. Evaluate the impact of landmark Supreme Court cases on the civil liberties contained in the Bill of Rights including: freedom of expression and assembly, freedom of religion, the right to bear arms, the rights of the criminally accused, right to privacy and types of punishments.
4. Explain the factors that contribute to judicial decision making
5. Outline the civil liberties provisions contained in the Bill of Rights
6. Describe the incorporation doctrine
7. Explain the limits to freedom of expression
8. Outline the provisions contained in the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments
9. Evaluate the impact of the civil rights amendments on addressing discrimination, voting rights and representation
10. Analyze the impact of landmark Supreme Court cases on civil rights
11. Describe the day to day functioning of the Supreme Court
12. Evaluate the impact of statutory civil rights laws
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