Politics 235 - Constitutional Law

Fall
2013
01
4.00
Christopher Pyle

TTH 11:30AM-12:45PM

Mount Holyoke College
85064
Clapp Laboratory 206
cpyle@mtholyoke.edu
'This course examines the impact of U.S. constitutional law on the legitimacy of different assertions of governmental power. Topics include judicial review; congressional control of court jurisdiction; federal regulation of the economy; and the relative powers and authority of the president, Congress, and the courts in national emergencies, foreign relations, war, and covert action, including torture and assassination. Case method.'
Prereq: POLIT-104
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.