United States Constitution

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to the historical, political, philosophical, and economic roots of the U.S. Constitution. It first reviews the philosophical arguments of the Federalists and the Anti- Federalists, those that supported and opposed ratification of the Constitution. The course then examines milestone Supreme Court decisions and the Court's evolving interpretations of the Constitution. This course focuses on the first ten amendments of the Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights, and the issues of slavery and civil rights as seen through major court decisions.