Fall 2012 Course Schedule

Constit Law (LAW-503-001)
Raskin

Meets: 06:00 PM - 07:50 PM (TTH) - Room 402

Enrolled: 90 / Limit: 100

Administrator Access


Notices

Required course for second-year part-time JD students

Description

Constitutional Law

Textbooks and Other Materials

The textbook information on this page was provided by the instructor. Students should use this information when considering purchases from the AU Campus Store or other vendors. Students may check to determine if books are currently available for purchase online.

Choper, Fallon, Kamisar, and Shiffrin, Constitutional Law: Cases--Comments--Questions, 11th ed. (West, 2011) ISBN: 0314904689 Choper, Constitutional Law, 2012 Supplement (available 8/8/2012) ISBN: 0314281193.

First Class Readings

The Constitutional Structure of National Government The Model of Divided Powers and Article III 1. What is Radical, Conservative and Liberal About the American Constitution? The Declaration of Independence — MyWCL The Constitution of the United States — pp. 1757-1772 Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address — MyWCL Homework Assignment: For the first class, prepare to discuss: (1) What are the radical, conservative and liberal features of the Constitution? What do these words mean with reference to the Constitution ? (2) What is the relationship between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution? (3) What should be the Constitution governing our class discussion? We will form law firms in the first class in order to launch these discussions through small-group brainstorming.