課程資訊
課程名稱
 美國憲法專題
Seminar on American Constitutional Law 
開課學期
 103-2 
授課對象
 法律學院  法律學系  
授課教師
 查理斯華頓 
課號
 LAW5070 
課程識別碼
 A21EU1290 
班次
  
學分
 2 
全/半年
 半年 
必/選修
 選修 
上課時間
 星期一7,8(14:20~16:20) 
上課地點
 法1403 
備註
 本課程以英語授課。與研究所合開。
限學士班三年級以上
總人數上限：50人 
Ceiba 課程網頁
 http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1032LAW5070_ 
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課程概述

This course is designed to be an intensive study of the US Constitution. It will focus on key areas of government structure and individual rights and use extensive discussion of Supreme Court cases to help students understand relevant jurisprudence. 

課程目標
 Three main goals:
1) Understand the US Constitution and key cases in US domestic context.
2) Think independently about the universality of constitutional issues.
3) Do both of the above at a high level of reading, writing, listening, and speaking English fluency.
 
課程要求
 Basic English proficiency
Preferred but not required: Comparative law background
 
預期每週課後學習時數
  
Office Hours
 每週二 15:30~17:20
每週二 10:30~12:20
每週一 10:30~12:20 
指定閱讀
 US Constitution text, numerous Supreme Court cases, relevant leading scholars' articles. 
參考書目
  
評量方式
(僅供參考)
    
課程進度
週次
日期
單元主題
Week 2
 3/02  Syllabus, US Constitution: Five Key Questions lecture 
Week 3
 3/09  US Constitution text review/discussion 
Week 4
 3/16  Balance of Powers in national government: US v. Nixon 
Week 5
 3/23  Federalism and national-state relations: Fletcher v. Peck, Civil War 
Week 6
 3/30  14th Amendment, federalism, race and criminal justice: Brown v. Board 
Week 7
 4/06  14th Amendment cont. 
Week 8
 4/13  14th Amendment: Brown v. Board of Education, US v. Virginia 
Week 9
 4/20  Midterm Exam 
Week 10
 4/27  1st Amendment Freedoms of Speech, Press,and Religion: Balancing Interests and New York Times v. US 
Week 11
 5/04  1st Amendment Media Law Speech: Doug Pardue 
Week 12
 5/11  Constitutional Law guest lecture: Hans Tung 
Week 13
 5/18  2nd Amendment and gun rights: DC v. Heller, Speech on Privacy Law in New Tech Era 
Week 14
 5/25  Right to privacy: Roe v. Wade and Kyllo v. US 
Week 15
 6/01  Criminal procedure amendments and rights: Miranda v. Arizona 
Week 16
 6/08  Commerce Clause and constitutional economic regulation: National Federation of Independent Businesses v. Sebelius 
Week 17
 6/15  Final exam review, US cultural background and legal education study abroad