HIST 3332 - American Constitutional History

Credits: 3 Class: 3 Lab: 0
Prerequisite(s): 060 core-area complete.
Overview of constitutional interpretation both on and off the Supreme Court between the ratification of the US Constitution and the 20th century. Topics include the origins of the constitution, original understandings of federalism, rights, separation of powers, and the ways in which these understandings changed across the 19th and 20th centuries. Emphasis on the legal regulation of class, gender, and racial relationships during this period.