GOVT 3281 - [Constitutional Politics: The U.S. Supreme Court]

(crosslisted)
(also AMST 3281) (HA-AS)

Spring. 4 credits.

Next offered 2013-2014.

D. Chutkow.

The course investigates the role of the Supreme Court in American politics and government. It traces the historical development of constitutional doctrine and the Court’s institutional role in government. Discussed are major constitutional law decisions, their political contexts, and the social and behavioral factors that affect federal court jurisprudence.