School of Public Policy 697P - ST-Public Law & Legsl Drafting

Students will learn about the distribution of political power and legal authority in the U.S. (and the relationship between the individual and government) through the lens of constitutional and administrative law. We will examine the architecture of government at the federal, state, and local level; and explore the principles and practices of federalism and the separation of powers, including the gaps between principles and practices. Students will learn how to draft legislation and, in the process, learn the principles that lawmakers and judges employ (and those they circumvent) in interpreting statutes and regulations.