Department of Political Science
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Date
Subject
Outline (found on HuskyCT)
Assigned Readings/Cases
August 29, 31, and 2
Introduction to the Course and The Constitution
Outline #1: The Constitution and “Incorporation of the Bill of Rights”
Chapters 1 and 2 in the textbook
September 7 and 9
“Due Process” and “Incorporation of the Bill of Rights”
Outline #1: The Constitution and “Incorporation of the Bill of Rights”
Chapter 3
Cases:
1. Barron v Baltimore (1833)
2. Hurtado v California (1884)
3. Palko v CT (1937)
4. Duncan v Louisiana (1968)
September 12 and 14
“The Free Exercise Clause”: Valid Secular Interest to Compelling State Interest
Outline #2: The 1st Amendment: “Religion”
Chapter 4 (pp. 95-110)
Cases:
1. Cantwell v CT (1940)
2. Minersville v Gobitis (1940)* (*may be found online)
3. West Virginia v Barnette (1943)
4. Sherbert v Verner (1963)
September 16
Constitution Day!
Constitution Day!
Presentations will be given at the Dodd Center (same time as class from 1:25 to 2:15)
September 14 and 19
“The Free Exercise Clause”: What Test?
Outline #2: The 1st Amendment: “Religion”
Chapter 4 (pp. 110-131)
Cases:
1. Wisconsin v Yoder (1972)
2. Employment Division v Smith (1990)
3. City of Boerne v Flores (1997)
September 21 and 23
“The Establishment Clause”: Government Aid to Religious Institutions
Outline #2: The 1st Amendment: “Religion”
Chapter 4 (pp. 131-162)
Cases:
1. Everson v BOE (1947)
2. Lemon v Kurtzman (1971)
3. Agostini v Felton (1997)
4. Zelman v Simmon-Harris (2002)
September 26 and 28
“The Establishment Clause”: Evolution, School Prayers, and the Ten Commandments
Outline #2: The 1st Amendment: “Religion”
Chapter 4 (pp. 162-189)
Cases:
1. Edwards v Aguillard (1987)
2. School District of Abington Township v Schempp (1963)
3. Lee v Weisman (1992)
4. Van Orden v Perry (2005)
5. McCreary v ACLU (2005)*
6. Town of Greece v Galloway (2014)
September 30
Exam #1
Exam #1
Exam #1
October 3 and 5
“Speech”: Developing Legal Standards
Outline #3: The 1st Amendment: “Speech” and other “Press”-ing Matters
Chapter 5 (pp. 191-224)
Cases:
1. Schenck v U.S. (1919)
2. Abrams v U.S. (1919)
3. Gitlow v New York (1925)
4. Dennis v U.S. (1951)
5. Brandenburg v Ohio (1969)
October 7
“Symbolic Speech”
Outline #3: The 1st Amendment: “Speech” and other “Press”-ing Matters
Chapter 5 (pp. 224-234)
Cases:
1. U.S. v O’Brien (1968)
2. Texas v Johnson (1989)
October 10 and 12
“Speech” Within Context: Public Forums and the Preservation of Order
Outline #3: The 1st Amendment: “Speech” and other “Press”-ing Matters
Chapter 5 (pp. 234-248)
Cases:
1. Chaplinsky v NH (1942)
2. Cohen v California (1971)
3. Hill v Colorado (2000)*
4. McCullan v Coakley (2014)
October 12 and 14
“Offensive” and “Hateful Speech”
Outline #3: The 1st Amendment: “Speech” and other “Press”-ing Matters
Chapter 5 (pp. 248-258)
Cases:
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