Dec 05, 2025  
2019-2020 Graduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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HIST 555 - American Constitutional History

Credits: 3

Survey of constitutional and legal development from colonial times to the present. English constitutional ideas and the common law in the American colonies, formation of the Constitution, the role of the Supreme Court, development of the modern American legal system, growth of the legal profession, the problem of civil liberties. The course offers insight into the relationship of constitutional-legal institutions to American society.

Requisites:
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.

Typically Offered
Spring, in alternate years



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