Seminar: Individual Rights Protected by U.S. Constitution

3 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

Seminar, two hours. Limited to juniors/seniors. Broad introduction to and examination of individual rights protected under Bill of Rights and 14th Amendment to U.S. Constitution, including freedom of speech and press, religious freedom, right to privacy (including procreative rights) and due process of law, constitutional protection against discrimination based on race and gender, and basic criminal procedure protections. Emphasis on principal Supreme court cases establishing scope of those rights and their limits. Letter grading.