Rights, Liberties and American Justice

LSLW 360-01

  1. All reading and written assignments must be completed prior to the class in which they are due.
  2. Attendance is mandatory. Students are responsible for keeping current with the assignments. The professor is not responsible for keeping students current.
  3. Class participation is encouraged and will be rewarded academically.
  4. All assignments must be each student's workproduct.
  5. Readings will be from the text, cyberspace, or handouts.
Midterm Examination 40%
Final Examination 40%
Classroom Participation 10%
Assignments 10%
 DATE  ASSIGNMENT  NOTES
 9.5.00  Introduction to Constitutional Issues  The Magna Carta
 9.12.00  Dividing Government Power, H:Ch 1,2  Articles of Conferation
 9.19.00  The Judiciary, H:Ch 3  United States Constitution The Articles of Confedertaion USSR Constitution
 9.26.00  Jurisdiction, H:Ch 4  Submit paper topics and outlines
 10.03.00  Congress, H: Ch 5  
 10.10.00  Midterm  List of Key Terms for Midterm
 10.17.00  The Presdency H:Ch 6  
 10.24.00  Administraive Agencies H: Ch 7.  
 10.31.00  NJ Agency Law, H: Ch 7.  South African Consitution (1997)
 11.07.00  Modern Federalism, H: Ch 8.  
 11.14.00  The Right of Privacy.  International Constitutional Law
 11.21.00  Freedom of Speech  
 11.28.00  Freedom of the Press  
 12.05.00  Freedom of Religion  
 12.12.00  Equal Protection  Papers Due
 12.19.00  FINAL EXAM 12:45-02:45  List of Terms and Concepts for the Final Exam