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A Guide to American Constitutional Law
Understanding Critical Modern Issues as Shaped by the Constitution
Created byDavid Harris
Last updated 7/2022
English
What you'll learn
- A review of the American Constitution and its impact on modern aspects of American life
- For example, you will understand how the framers of the Constititon dealt with voting rights.
- You will learn how the bizarre method of electing the President was determined, and is ironically not based on popular vote.
- You will discover how the Supreme Court of the United States determined that "separate but equal" public facilities based on color was considered lawful.
- Abortion rights are yet again under attack. Roe v Wade, to the astonishment of millions, has been overruled. What does this mean for abortion laws ?
- Gun rights are a major public issue today. The Court recently set aside a New York law which was law for 100 years. Does this mean all are allowed to carryarry
- All this and much much more. The Constitution is an essential living part of American life. The time is now to understand it and its interpretation.
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Course content
27 sections • 35 lectures • 2h 58m total length
Requirements
- none
Description
This course reviews important issues in modern American life and how the Constitution is important to defining modern rights such as abortion, gun control, how the President is elected by the Electoral College, gay rights, the Bill of Rights, the checks and balances of the Congress, the Executive and the Supreme Court. Nothing could be more important today.
Who this course is for:
- All persons interested in the American constitution on such important topics as how the President is elected, gun laws, gay marriage and the upcoming expected challenge to the 2020 election, to name a few.