Courses

Consider taking the minor’s gateway course (3 credit hours):  CNST 50001/POLS 30661, “Constitutionalism, Law, and Politics” this Fall.

Munoz, Vincent Phillip  TR 9:30

In the Gettysburg Address Abraham Lincoln famously spoke of “government of the people, by the people, for the people.” Why should government be of the people, by the people, and for the people? And if it should be so constituted, how is such a political order to be founded, designed, and maintained? In “Constitutionalism, Law, and Politics” we shall address these fundamental questions of political science by examining the idea of constitutionalism and the role constitutions play in political life. By reading classic texts in ancient and modern political philosophy, studying fundamental texts of the American political tradition, and examining contemporary legal and political issues, we shall study questions such as: How do different constitutional orders or regimes nurture different forms of political life and different types of citizens? How do different regimes rise and fall? What is the proper relationship between political authority and individual liberty? What, if any, are the limits on a just constitutional order?  Readings may include selections from Aristotle, Aquinas, Machiavelli, Locke, Montesquieu, Jefferson, Madison, Lincoln, Roosevelt, and great cases of American and foreign constitutional law.

 

This course addresses core topics in constitutional studies, such as, the history and philosophy of constitutional government and human rights and contemporary constitutional issues in American and international law.

FALL 2013 COURSES

Listed below is a list of the courses that will count toward the Constitutional Studies minor for the Fall 2013 semester.  Classes are grouped by general topic of focus, however students are not limited to just one focus area.

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American Founding & American Constitutional History

Primary Primary Cross-List Cross-List Course Name HIST 10600     US History Since 1877 HIST 30604 CNST 30003 US Civil War Era HIST 30640 CNST 30004 Law & Religion in US History LAW* 70837     American Legal History POLS 20100 CNST 20002 American Politics POLS 30060 CNST 30002 Constitutional Law POLS 30663 CNST 30005 American Regime

*Graduate Level courses require approval

Comparative Constitutionalism & International Law

Primary Primary Cross-List Cross-List Course Name LAW 70417     Intro into International Human Rights Law LAW 73304     Religious Freedom MELC 20070 CNST 20201 Intro to Islamic Civilization POLS 20400 CNST 20200 World Politics: Intro to Comparative Politics POLS 30222 CNST 30211 International Criminal Justice POLS 30224 CNST 30212 Comparative Law

*Graduate Level courses require approval

Constitutional Government & Public Policy

Primary Primary Cross-List Cross-List Course Name CST 33001     Catholic Social Teaching ECON 40362     Monetary Policy LAW* 73844     Faith, Morality & Law PHIL 20602 CNST 20400 Medical Ethics POLS 30662 CNST 30403 Religion,State & American Constitution POLS 40061 CNST 40401 Constitutional Interpretation SOC 43479 CNST 43400 International Migration & Human Rights

*Graduate Level courses require approval

 

Constitutionalism:  History and Philosophy

Primary Primary Cross-List Cross-List Course Name CLAS 10010     Ancient Greece and Rome CLAS 20205 CNST 20603 The History of Ancient Rome ECON 30220     Marxian Economics ECON 33201     Topics in Political Economy HIST 30410 CNST 30604 Tudor England: Politics & Honor HIST 30450 CNST 30605 France: From Old Regime to Revolution LAW* 70815     Jurisprudence LAW* 73835     Medieval Legal History Seminar LAW* 70834     Morality & the Law LAW* 73809     Social, Poitical, Legal Thought of Aquinas PHIL 20408     Philosphy of Law POLS 20600 CNST 20602 Political Theory POLS 30656 CNST 30606 Human Rights & Human Wrongs

*Graduate Level courses require approval

Spring 2013 Courses

Fall 2012 Courses

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