The Constitution and Your Individual Rights

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This course examines the history and development of the United States Constitution and places particular emphasis on how the document informs Supreme Court cases. More specifically, the course analyzes the interpretive reasoning utilized by Supreme Courts Justices in making constitutionally based decisions. Also, there is a concentration on the historic protection of individual rights contrasted with the inherent power of the government. ADVISORIES: English C1000 or C1000H. (A, Cal-GETC, CSU, UC)