College Catalog 2024-2025

PSC 215 American Constitutional Law

An introductory survey course in American Constitutional Law, a foundation for more specialized courses on the Constitution and public law. The course explores the structure of the Constitution and the constitutional basis for the United States government; Civil Liberties, and Civil Rights, with a focus on the First and Fourteenth amendments, through the lens of Supreme Court decisions that have helped and hindered minority groups (race, class, gender, disabled).

Credits

3

Attributes

GDVR, GEAH, GUSC, LAS, SS, SSNH

Prerequisite

HIS 103 OR HIS 104 OR PSC 102 OR PSC 103