POLI 449 - Constitutional Law I (3 credits)

(Prereq: POLI 201 or permission of the instructor) A study of the Supreme Court decisions that have shaped the institutional powers, constraints, and interactions of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the federal government. Selected covered topics include the constitutional powers of Congress, the President, and the Supreme Court; federalism; the Commerce Clause; and substantive due process. F, S.