LAW-5402 CREATING THE CONSTITUTION

This course will afford students the opportunity to gain a developed understanding of the genesis of the U.S. Constitution. To set the context, the course will draw upon the intellectual traditions available in the late eighteenth century. Then the course will consider the rhetorics that relate to the Constitutional Convention, state ratifications, and the Bill of Rights. Class discussion will address how the various ideas present at the formation of the Constitution have influenced constitutional law over the centuries.

Credits

2

Distribution

Law