Course Description
Examines the transformation of American Constitutional thought after the Civil War; the triumph of nationalism and the evolution of a new federal theory; the rise and fall of federal protections of civil rights in the late 19th-century and the CivilRights Revolution in the 20th century. Explores key concepts as civil liberties, judicial activism and judicial restraint; procedural and substantive due process, liberty of contracts and entrepreneurial liberty, Japanese internment, privacy, women and gender issues; explores free speech, religious freedom, civil liberties. Credit for both HI 444 and HI 544 is not allowed.
Spring 2025
Instructors
Meeting Patterns
Classes Start:
January 6, 2025
Classes End:
April 22, 2025
Location:
00129 Winston Hall
Class Days:
H
Class Start Time:
3:00pm
Class End Time:
5:45pm
Class Type:
Lecture
Credits:
3.00
Restrictions:
P: 3 hrs. of History Sophomore Standing or above (including fifth year students)