Election Law (Morse,M)
Additional Information
Skills Training
None
Grading
100% Exam
Exam
Essay,
Take Home,
Partial Open Book (Open book and personal notes)
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:
- 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
MW 10:30AM - 11:50AM
Silverman Hall 240A
Category
Upper-Level
Credits
3.0
This course surveys the law governing the democratic process in the United States. It will explore both the constitutional and statutory framework of American elections and supplement the doctrine with insights from empirical political science. We will cover a wide range of topics, including the right to vote, vote denial and vote dilution, race and representation, election administration, regulation of political parties, campaign finance, and alternative democratic structures. A central aim of this course is to equip students to critically evaluate current issues in the law of democracy---such as felony disenfranchisement, voter identification laws, political and racial gerrymandering, ranked-choice voting, and election subversion---and chart a path forward.
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.
Courts and the Judicial System Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of both substantive and procedural issues in the operation of our legal system; Perform legal analysis in the context of procedural issues and the judicial process; Communicate effectively on topics related to procedure and the judicial process; Demonstrate an understanding of how procedural issues and the judicial process affect all other area of our legal system.
Textbooks
"The Law of Democracy, Legal Structure of the Political Process" by Samuel Issacharoff | Pamela S. Karlan | Richard H. Pildes | Nathaniel Persily | Franita Tolson |