Uop - His 301 - Us Constitution Class

2/27/13

eCampus: Cour se M ater ials

HIS/301 U.S. CONSTITUTION

Start Date: 03/06/2013

COURSE DESCRIPT ION

This c ours e is a five-week introduc tion to the his toric al, politic al, philos ophic al, and ec onomic roots of the U.S. Cons titution. It firs t reviews the philos ophic al

arguments of the Federalis ts and the Anti-Federalis ts , thos e who s upported and oppos ed ratific ation of the Cons titution. The c ours e then ex amines miles tone

Supreme Court dec is ions and their evolving interpretations of the Cons titution. This c ours e foc us es on the firs t 10 amendments of the Cons titution k nown as the Bill

of Rights as well as later amendments and the is s ues of s lavery and c ivil rights as s een through major c ourt dec is ions .

W EEK 1 - TOPIC 1: HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL ROOTS OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

Obje ctiv e s

Identify the influenc e that earlier governing doc uments had on the development of the Cons titution of the United States .

Compare the different philos ophies on governmental s truc ture as related to the s oc ial c ompac t.

M ate rials

Te x tbook use d in this course :

EBOOK COLLECTION: Patters on, T. E. (2009). The Americ an democ rac y (9th ed.). New York , NY: Mc Graw-Hill.

Re a dings for W e e k One :

EBOOK COLLECTION: Ch. 1 of The Americ an Democ rac y

EBOOK COLLECTION: Ch. 2 of The Americ an Democ rac y

EBOOK COLLECTION: Ch. 8 of The Americ an Democ rac y

EBOOK COLLECTION: Ch. 9 of The Americ an Democ rac y

Othe r Ma te ria ls for W e e k One :

W EB LINK: W eek One Elec tronic Res erve Readings

Asse ssme nt

W EB LINK: W eek One Individual As s ignment

Influenc es on The Cons titution Table

Pleas e s ee the ins truc tor-is s ued s y llabus for further details on individual and Learning Team as s ignments .

W EEK 2 - TOPIC 1: THE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT

Obje ctiv e s

Identify the reas ons for and the realities of interac tion between the three branc hes of the U.S. government c...