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Politics 361. Race, Sex & the Constitution -- April 2009
Course Calendar & Assignments

APRIL 13, 2009

§§§ MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
WEEK #1
9:00 a.m.

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 ppt

Brown & Constitutional Theory

Farber, et al., pp. 119-175

Research Methods

Racial Discrimination

Farber, et al., pp. 177-240

Map of Tuskegee

Affirmative Action

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

WEEK #2
 

POLICY PAPER RESEARCH QUESTION & BIBLIOGRAPHY DUE @ 8:00 a.m.

Research Question PPT

1:00 p.m.

Impact of Brown (I)

Rosenberg, pp. 1-71

Impact of Brown (II)

Rosenberg, pp. 71-169

Rosenberg on Brown ppt

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; Gonzales v. Carhart [7]

WEEK #3
9:00 a.m. POLICY PAPER PROPOSAL & OUTLINE OF CONTENTIONS DUE @ 8:00 a.m.    
1:00 p.m.

Impact of Roe

Rosenberg, pp. 173-265

Rosenberg on Roe ppt

Sexual Orientation

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

 

Same Sex Marriage

Rosenberg, pp. 339-431

Sex Speech, Hate Speech & Associational Freedom

Farber, et al., pp. 613-631; 661-91; 770-776; Virginia v. Black [8]

Catch Up Day

no reading assignment

Death Watch

Judicial Ideology

POLICY PAPERS DUE @ 8:00 a.m.
on Saturday

WEEK #4
9:00 a.m. Seminar Reports Seminar Reports

Seminar Reports

Course Evaluations

1:00 p.m.

Seminar Reports

 

Seminar Reports

 

POLICY PAPER REWRITES
DUE @ 5:00 p.m.

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