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Apr 20, 2024
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T3 4691 - U.S. Constitutional Law: Post-Civil Rights Movements
By studying key decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States, students taking this course will learn how said Court applied the Constitution to uphold the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and other laws passed to secure for African Americans the Constitutional rights they had been denied for nearly two centuries. Students will also examine Supreme Court cases that helped to foster further desegregation of America’s public schools. Finally, students will learn how other Americans have benefited from the legal paths forged by African Americans in their struggle to obtain the Constitutional rights to which all Americans are entitled.
Requisites: Sr only
Credit Hours: 3
General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes: - Deepen their understanding of the Constitution of the United States of America.
- Gain a capacity for synthesis of a multidisciplinary approach to studying the law.
- Increase expertise in working collaboratively to solve problems and share findings.
- Learn the important role the Supreme Court of the United States played in securing for African Americans the civil and political rights to which all Americans are entitled.
- Master some basic legal terminology and judicial concepts.
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