PS 321 - American Constitutional Law: Government Powers

Semester Hours: 4

An examination of the U.S. Supreme Court as an agency of judicial decision making within the framework of the American political system. The Supreme Court is studied within its political, historical, and constitutional framework, where it seeks to protect or expand its own powers as it is called upon to clarify social values as it interprets the major clauses of the U.S. Constitution.

Prerequisite: PS 102 or PS 103, or permission of instructor.