SS 3660 American Constitutional Law

Spring Semester 2008

3660 Home, Schedule & Course Policies

Course Location:  MEEM 303

T/Th 2:05 -3:20

Susanna Peters

Lecturer

Department of Social Sciences
Office Location: 218 Academic Offices
Office Phone: 906.487.2391
Email: speters@mtu.edu

Office Hours T.Th 1-2 and Weds 3-4, by appt or drop by.

Syllabus and Course Policies

here for word doc

updated 1/14/2008

Current Schedule Part III -- Debates and Judging (4/8-4/24)

schedule III posted as .doc here or .html here

Schedule of Readings and Assignments Part II -- Individual Rights and Liberties (Feb 26 - April 24, 2008)

Current as of 3/13/2008

Readings Part II posted as .html file here

Readings Part II posted as .doc file here

Schedule of Readings and Assignments Part I --

Institutional Powers and Constraints (updated 1/21/2008) (Jan 15 - Feb 21, 2008)

Readings Part I Schedule posted as .doc here  

or Readings Part I scheule posted s .htm here

MTU Prelaw

Announcements

Prepare to attend Mark seddon Lecture March 31, 7:30 Rosza Center.

Oral Argument Assignments and Schedule --

Panels for Judging Oral Arguments:

I = group 1 +2.

II = group 3+4.

III = group 5+6,

IV = group 7+8

(there are some exceptions and changes as noted on the Part III Schedule)

See the schedule for Part III for judges, updates and other details.

April 10:

1: DC v. Heller (DC gun Control laws)

Andrew J., Amy S, Aaron L, Nick P

Judging by Panel II

2.Crawford ( Indiana Voter ID)

Tim W, Andrew A, Joe F, Lauren W. James S.

Judging by Panel IV

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April 15

3. Wyeth v. Levine (drug labeling pre-emption/commerce clause)-- Joe W, Abby V, Sean M, Michael N.

Judging by Panel I

4. Rio Linda Schools (Newdow - under god case)

Autumn C, Kelly C, Steven W, Mary K

Judging by Panel III

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April 17 

5. Arizona Life Coalition "Choose Life" license plates Melissa K., Angela T., Amanda B., Dan V.

Judging by Panel II

6.: Amidon (allocation of student funds) Shahrzad R.,Jacob M., Andrew H.,Kim W.

Judging by Panel IV

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April 22

7.-: Parker v. Hurley -Diversity Book Bag

Brandon P., Josh L., Ben D., Kyle V.

Judging by Panel III

8. Kennedy v. Louisiana – Carl D, Gabriel G, Tiffany M

Judging by: Panel I

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Oral Argument Case list here as .doc  or here as .htm

Exam 2: Tentative April 3 or Tues April 8. 

Lecture by Mark Seddon March 31, 7:30 Rosza

Executive Power OH

Relevant Links:

The US Constitution Online

Library of Congress: To Form a more Perfect Union

Madison's Notes:

Federalist Papers

Anti Federalist Papers