AMST 3072

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AMST 3072
The U.S. Constitution: Crisis, Change and Legitimacy

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2021-2022.

Since its ratification the U.S. Federal Constitution has been a fixed element of the American experience. And yet the meaning Americans attribute to the document—from its structural and rights provisions to its basic ethical project—has been subject to intense debate and change. This class takes an historical approach to explore periods of sustained crisis in the constitutional order—from the founding and the Civil War to the Great Depression and the Civil Rights Movement. In the process, special attention will be paid to the techniques of constitutional interpretation and judicial doctrine as well as to constitutional struggle outside the judiciary. We will also assess broader questions of inclusion, democratic legitimacy, and institutional design. The course will end by engaging with the relationship between the present and those earlier periods of crisis.

When Offered Spring.

Distribution Category (HA-AS, HST-AS)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 3072, LAW 3920

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17830 AMST 3072   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18840 AMST 3072   DIS 201

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    • M McGraw Hall 145
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022

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  • 18841 AMST 3072   DIS 202

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    • T McGraw Hall 145
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022

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  • 18842 AMST 3072   DIS 203

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    • R McGraw Hall 145
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18843 AMST 3072   DIS 204

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    • R McGraw Hall 145
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18844 AMST 3072   DIS 205

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    • F McGraw Hall 365
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18845 AMST 3072   DIS 206

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    • F McGraw Hall 145
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18846 AMST 3072   DIS 207

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    • F McGraw Hall 145
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18847 AMST 3072   DIS 208

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    • F McGraw Hall 145
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person