POL 3309 is also offered in Spring 2025
POL 3309 is also offered in Fall 2023
POL 3309 is also offered in Spring 2023
POL 3309 is also offered in Fall 2022
POL 3309 is also offered in Spring 2022
Fall 2020 | POL 3309 Section 001: U.S. Supreme Court Decision-Making, Process, and Politics (17200)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
Online Course
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
Off Campus
UMN REMOTE
- Enrollment Status:
Open (80 of 83 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- The principal purpose of this course is to introduce you to judicial politics and decision-making of the U.S. Supreme Court. Specifically, we will examine theoretical issues regarding judicial process and politics. Unlike constitutional law and civil liberties classes, this course does not study legal doctrine. Rather, it examines political aspects of the legal system with an emphasis on the social scientific literature about how the U.S. Supreme Court functions. Thus, we will cover nominations of justices, decision making models, and how justices interact with one another and the political world beyond the ivory tower. Recommended prerequisite: POL 1001
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?trj+POL3309+Fall2020 This course is completely online in an asynchronous format. There are no scheduled meeting times.
- Class Description:
- The principal purpose of this course is to introduce you to the scientific study of judicial politics. Specifically, we will examine theoretical issues regarding judicial process and politics. This course, unlike constitutional law and civil liberties classes, does not study legal doctrine; rather, it examines political aspects of the legal system, with an emphasis on the social scientific literature on law and legal process.
- Grading:
- 70% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
- Exam Format:
- Essay
- Class Format:
- 80% Lecture
20% Discussion
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week
3 Exam(s)
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/17200/1209
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 10 April 2014
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