U.S. CONSTITUTION, 1787 TO THE PRESENT.

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Pre-requisites: ENGL 201 or permission of instructor. Introduces American constitutional thought from the colonial period to the present. Covers the American system that emerged from the English legal system, the formation of a federalist government, the separation of powers, due process, judicial review, and constitutional politics. Begins with English efforts to limit the King’s power and concludes with American efforts to limit the President’s power.