HIST3835
HIST 3835 - Law in American Life: 1865 to Present (3 Cr.)
History Department (10968)
TCLA - College of Liberal Arts
HIST 3835 - Law in American Life: 1865 to Present (3 Cr.)
Course description
Centralization of state power, rise of individual rights. Constitutionalization of American law. Passage, promise, abrogation, rediscovery of 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments. Expansion of federal administrative state. Origins of civil liberties. Law and the welfare state. Civil Rights Revolution of 1950s, '60s, '70s. Product liability law.Second half of two-semester survey. May be taken independently.
Minimum credits
3
Maximum credits
3
Is this course repeatable?
No
Grading basis
OPT - Student Option
Lecture