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Instructors: Dr. Frank Obenland
Event type:
Practice class
Displayed in timetable as:
05.866.132
Hours per week:
2
Credits:
4,0
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
- | 45
Registration group: AS 132
Priority scheme: Senatsrichtlinie
Contents:
In recent years, a majority of conservative justices at the US Supreme Court have either overturned or are now considering overturning previous landmark rulings on voting rights, abortion, gun control, and affirmative action. In this course, we will explore these recent decisions and deliberations in light of the Supreme Court's history and its role in the political system of the United States. We will study how previous decisions of the Supreme Court have shaped the political and constitutional development of the United States.
Recommended reading list:
The American Yawp: A Massively Collaborative Open U.S. History Textbook, https://www.americanyawp.com/.
Baker, Paula, and Donald T. Critchlow, editors. The Oxford Handbook of American Political History. Oxford University Press, 2020, doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199341788.001.0001.
Boyer, Paul S., editor. The Oxford Companion to United States History. Oxford University Press, 2006, http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t119.
Critchlow, Donald. American Political History: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2015, doi:10.1093/actrade/9780199340057.001.0001.
Jillson, Calvin C. American Government: Political Development and Institutional Change. Routledge, 2018.
Kazin, Michael et al., editors. The Princeton Encyclopedia of American Political History. Princeton University Press, 2010, https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt7rkd3.
Kernell, Samuel, and Gary C. Jacobson. The Logic of American Politics. CQ Press, 2003.
Lepore, Jill. These Truths: A History of the United States. Norton, 2018.
McKay, David. American Politics and Society. Wiley & Sons, 2017.
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