課程資訊
課程名稱
 美國憲法專題
Seminar on American Constitutional Law 
開課學期
 104-2 
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
 星期一3,4(10:20~12:10) 
上課地點
 法1402 
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/1042LAW5070_ 
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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
 另約時間 備註： Email the professor to make an appointment.  
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 1
 02/22  Syllabus and Introduction to US Constitution 
Week 2
 02/29  No class (holiday adjustment) 
Week 3
 03/07  Review of US Constitutional Structure and History 
Week 4
 03/14  Separation of Powers: US v. Nixon 
Week 5
 03/21  Federalism and US government, including Fletcher v. Peck summary 
Week 6
 03/28  14th Amendment Equal Protection of the Laws (race): Brown v. Board of Ed. 
Week 7
 04/04  No class (Tomb-Sweeping Festival) 
Week 8
 04/11  14th Am. Equal Protection of the Laws (gay marriage): Obergefell v. Hodges, and review for midterm exam 
Week 9
 04/18  Midterm Exam 
Week 10
 04/25  1st Amendment Freedoms of Speech, Press, and Religion 
Week 11
 05/02  Continue 1st Amendment discussion: Brandenburg v. Ohio 
Week 12
 05/09  2nd Amendment and gun rights: DC v. Heller 
Week 13
 05/16  Constitutional Law group case analysis 
Week 14
 05/23  Right to privacy: Kyllo v. US and other cases 
Week 14
 05/30  Criminal procedure amendments and rights: Miranda v. Arizona 
Week 15
 06/06  Philosophies of US Constitutional Interpretation, including the late Justice Scalia, Final Exam Review 
Week 17
 06/13  FINAL EXAM