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Constitutional Law (Roosevelt) - Sec 2B

Spring 2025   LAW 501-004  

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Faculty
Kermit Roosevelt

Professor of Law

krooseve@law.upenn.edu
Additional Information

Skills Training
Other Professional Skills:

Grading
10% Participation,
90% Exam

Exam
Short Answer,
Essay,
In Class,
Open-Book

Satisfies Senior Writing Requirement

No

Location

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:

- Class sessions are regularly recorded. If you are absent due to illness or some other unavoidable circumstance, email me and I can send you an email with instructions for accessing the recording for the class session(s) you missed.

Meeting Times/Location
MTW 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Gittis Hall 2

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.

Course Concentrations

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

"Processes of Constitutional Decisionmaking: Cases and Materials" by Levinson/Balkin/Amar
Edition: Eighth Edition
Publisher: Aspen Pub
ISBN: 9781543838558
Required

"Processes of Constitutional Decisionmaking: Cases and Materials" by Brest, Levinson, Balki, Amar, Siegel
Edition: 2024 Supplement
Publisher: Aspen Pub
ISBN: 9798892077484
Required