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    This syllabus outlines the topics and readings for an American Law and Legal System II course over 4 weeks. Week 1 introduces foundational documents like the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Week 2 focuses on the purposes and design of the Constitution through readings from the Federalist Papers. Week 3 examines the independent judiciary through Supreme Court cases like Marbury v. Madison. Week 4 continues exploring the judiciary and jurisdiction through additional Supreme Court cases and a reading on justiciable controversies.

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    This syllabus outlines the topics and readings for an American Law and Legal System II course over 4 weeks. Week 1 introduces foundational documents like the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Week 2 focuses on the purposes and design of the Constitution through readings from the Federalist Papers. Week 3 examines the independent judiciary through Supreme Court cases like Marbury v. Madison. Week 4 continues exploring the judiciary and jurisdiction through additional Supreme Court cases and a reading on justiciable controversies.

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    < American Law and Legal System II - Syllabus >

    Week 1

    Week 2

    Week 3

    Week 4

    Tuesday, September 1 - Class Overview and Introduction


    1. The Constitution of the United States
    2. Magna Carta Translation
    3. The Mayflower Compact
    4. English Bill of Rights
    5. Cato's Letters on Liberty and Property (excerpts)
    6. Excerpts from Thomas Paines Common Sense, 1776
    Thursday, September 3 - Class Overview and Introduction
    7. Hey, King: Get Off Our Backs!, pp. 1-2
    8. Declaration of Independence
    Tuesday, September 8 - Constitutional Purposes and Design
    1. Anatomy of the Constitution, pp. 1-4
    2. The Federalist Papers (excerpts)
    Thursday, September 10 - Constitutional Purposes and Design
    3. The Space Traders
    Tuesday, September 15 - An Independent Judiciary
    1. Marbury v. Madison
    2. Eakin v. Raub
    Thursday, September 17 - An Independent Judiciary
    3. Politics of Constitutional Intertrepation (B), p. 68
    4. Democracy and the Other, pp. 1163-1174
    Tuesday, September 22 - Judiciary continued
    1. Baker v. Carr
    2. Shelby v. Holder
    3. Bush v. Gore
    Thursday, September 24 - Judiciary continued
    4. Jurisdiction and Justiciable Controversies

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