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PSC 603H - The Supreme Court and Public Policy

(3 units)
Major decisions of recent terms of the Supreme Court; their impact upon federal-state relations, the executive and legislative branches and contemporary social issues. (Satisfies the legislative requirement for the U.S. Constitution.)

Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. evaluate the effect of U.S. Supreme Court decisions on the States’ ability to develop public policies.
2. analyze the effects of the Supreme Court’s 14th Amendment’s due process and equal protection decisions State and Federal policy.
3. assess the effect of Supreme Court decisions on the States’ ability to regulate private property.
4. apply recent Supreme Court decisions to questions of minority rights.
5. apply contemporary Supreme Court due process and equal protection decisions to a contemporary public policy.


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