American
Constitutional Law | Spring
2012
"Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it
dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save
it." - Judge Learned
Hand
Course Description
A
description of the course, the course objectives, and a list of
required books.
You can also take a look at the
disabilities
policy here.
Course Schedule
A schedule of our daily
reading assignments
as well as an
old school printable syllabus in pdf (Be aware that the printable
syllabus
will not be updated).
Class Notes
Assignments and Resources
More information on participation, constitutional
interpretations memo, casebook, case presentation, mock court, and the
final exam. Here you will also find
some web
resources that relating to constitutional law.
Expectations and Advice
A summary of my expectations as
well as general
advice about reading, writing,
and speaking in political theory courses.
Office Hours
This term my office hours will be on Tuesdays 3-4pm and Thursdays
1-2pm. Students can use this time to talk about
all sorts of issues. Some come to talk because they are struggling with
a course, some to seek academic advice, and some are just interested in
discussing politics and political theory.
Please sign up for an
appointment during my office hours using your google calendar. Just go
to your calendar, type my email into the space on the left under “other
calendars” to see my calendar, click on the office hours that you wish
to attend and book an appointment slot. If you
have questions, feel free to contact me.
