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Constitutional Law

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Course Information

Course Number: L6133

Curriculum Level: Foundation

Areas of Study: Constitutional Law

Type: Lecture

Section 001 Information

Instructor

Philip C. Bobbitt Herbert Wechsler Professor of Federal Jurisprudence

Section Description

This is the basic course in constitutional law, a foundation for more specialized courses on the Constitution and for public law courses generally. The course locates the Constitution in the life of the United States. It explores the basic architecture of the Constitution; the American tradition of constitutional review by the judicial branch and by other institutional actors; and the constitutional limitations on state and federal power.

School Year & Semester: Fall 2023

Location: WJWH L104

Schedule

Monday
Wednesday

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Points: 4

Method of Evaluation: Exam

J.D Writing Credit?: No

Learning Outcomes

Primary

At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in a specific body of law, including major policy concerns
At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in doctrinal analysis, including close reading of cases and precedents, and application to facts
At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in judicial, legislative and/or administrative processes
At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in the influences of political institutions in law
At the end of the course, students will have learned how to make effective constitutional arguments and how to assess critically the constitutional arguments of others.
At the end of the course, students will have learned how to assess critically U.S. constitutional traditions and practices.
At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in the historical development of law and legal institutions