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Politics 361. Race, Sex & the Constitution -- April 2005
Course Calendar & Assignments

APRIL 2, 2005

§§§ MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
WEEK #1
9:00 a.m. Research Methods for Politics 361
[College 102]

 

1:00 p.m. Constitutional History

Farber, et al., pp. 1-54 & Amendments 1, 4, 5, 9, 13, 14, 15, & 19 of US Constitution

Brown v. Board

Farber, et al., pp. 59-119

Framing a Legal Question

Brown & Constitutional Theory

Farber, et al., pp. 119-175

Racial Discrimination

Farber, et al., pp. 177-240

Affirmative Action

Farber, et al., pp. 240-273; Grutter v. Bollinger [16]; Farber, et al., pp. 274-298

QUIZ #1

WEEK #2
 

POLICY PAPER TOPICS DUE @ 8:00 a.m.

       
1:00 p.m.

 

Impact of Brown (I)

Rosenberg, pp. 1-71

 

Impact of Brown (II)

Rosenberg, pp. 71-169

Sex Discrimination (I)

Farber, et al., pp. 299-348

Sex Discrimination (II)

Farber, et al., pp. 348-382

Privacy & Abortion

Farber, et al., pp. 517-571

WEEK #3
9:00 a.m. POLICY PAPER THESES DUE @ 8:00 a.m.    
1:00 p.m.

Impact of Roe

Rosenberg, pp. 173-265; 336-43

QUIZ #2

Sexual Orientation

Farber, et al., pp. 395-422; Goodridge v. Department of Public Health [7]; Farber, et al., pp. 422-423; 572-582; Lawrence v. Texas [20]

Sex Speech, Hate Speech & Associational Freedom

Farber, et al., pp. 613-631; 661-91; 770-776

Catch Up Day

no reading assignment

POLICY PAPERS DUE @ 8:00 a.m.

WEEK #4
  Seminar Reports Seminar Reports

Seminar Reports

Course Evaluations

1:00 p.m.

Seminar Reports

take home QUIZ #3

Seminar Reports

 

POLICY PAPER REWRITES & QUIZ #3
DUE @ 5:00 p.m.

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