Constitutional Law (Abu El-Haj)
Additional Information
Skills Training
None
Grading
100% Exam,
Other (Outstanding class participation can move borderline grades up one half a grade.)
Exam
Essay,
Take Home,
Partial Open Book (Open book & notes, not open internet.)
No
Class meets in person.
Course Continuity
Students are encouraged to stay home if you are ill or experience flu-like symptoms. If you miss a class for any reason, it is still your responsibility to make up the work missed.
I offer the following to students who miss class due to illness:
- If you are absent, due to illness or some other unavoidable circumstance, email me and I can ask for volunteers among your classmates to share their notes with you.
- I generally recommend students who are absent ask two classmates to take notes for them that day. You can then meet with Tasneem Warwani, the teaching assistant. Thereafter, I am happy to clear up any remaining questions in office hours. If you are not comfortable asking a classmate for notes, I will arrange for Tasneem and another student to share notes.
Meeting Times/Location
MTW 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Tanenbaum Hall 145
Category
First-Year
Credits
4.0
A study of basic issues of federal constitutional law. Major topics will be: the role of courts in the interpretation of enforcement of the U.S. Constitution; the scope of federal legislative powers under the Constitution; federalism limitations placed on the powers of state and local governments; individual civil, political, and human rights under the U.S. Constitution, with the primary emphasis on the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Constitutional Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of constitutional law; Perform legal analysis in the context of constitutional law; Communicate effectively on topics related to constitutional law; Demonstrate an understanding of constitutional law affects other areas of law.
Textbooks
"Constitutional Law" by Noah Feldman & Kathleen M. Sullivan |