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Nov 23, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
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POL 203 - Political and Civil Rights
A critical study of the history, nature, and practice of political and civil rights. The course emphasizes the study of key constitutional principles and contemporary controversies surrounding them, such as hate speech, separation of church and state, the rights of the accused, privacy rights, policing, and government surveillance. Special attention will be paid to the interaction of political and judicial processes, and the impact of recent Supreme Court decisions.
This course is applicable to the liberal arts requirements of the curriculum.
3 credits
Fall and Spring
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