Civil Rights - Government & Politics

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Contents

The Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Subsequent Amendments

Key Issues and the Supreme Court

The Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Subsequent Amendments

US CONSTITUTION – BACKGROUND AND CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, 1783-87

The US in 1783

Prof. Frank Cogliano, Edinburgh University

US CONSTITUTION – BACKGROUND AND CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, 1783-87

The First American Constitution

Prof. Frank Cogliano, Edinburgh University

US CONSTITUTION – BACKGROUND AND CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, 1783-87

The Movement For Reform

Prof. Frank Cogliano, Edinburgh University

US CONSTITUTION – BACKGROUND AND CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, 1783-87

The Constitutional Convention

Prof. Frank Cogliano, Edinburgh University

US CONSTITUTION – BACKGROUND AND CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, 1783-87

The Proposed Constitution

Prof. Frank Cogliano, Edinburgh University

US CONSTITUTION – RATIFICATION AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS, 1787-91

Ratification

Prof. Frank Cogliano, Edinburgh University

US CONSTITUTION – RATIFICATION AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS, 1787-91

Federalists and Antifederalists

Prof. Frank Cogliano, Edinburgh University

US CONSTITUTION – RATIFICATION AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS, 1787-91

Why Did the Federalists win?

Prof. Frank Cogliano, Edinburgh University

US CONSTITUTION – RATIFICATION AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS, 1787-91

The Bill of Rights

Prof. Frank Cogliano, Edinburgh University

US CONSTITUTION – RATIFICATION AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS, 1787-91

Conclusion

Prof. Frank Cogliano, Edinburgh University

Key Issues and the Supreme Court

THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES – KEY ISSUES AND LANDMARK CASES

The Supreme Court and Civil Rights

Dr Emma Long, University of East Anglia

THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES – KEY ISSUES AND LANDMARK CASES

The Road to Brown v. Board of Education

Dr Emma Long, University of East Anglia

THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES – KEY ISSUES AND LANDMARK CASES

The Controversy of Roe v. Wade

Dr Emma Long, University of East Anglia

THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES – KEY ISSUES AND LANDMARK CASES

District of Columbia v. Heller: “A Triumph of Originalism”?

Dr Emma Long, University of East Anglia

THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES – KEY ISSUES AND LANDMARK CASES

Public Opinion and the Law: Gay Rights

Dr Emma Long, University of East Anglia

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Introduction

Dr Matthew Williams, University of Oxford

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The Powers of the Supreme Court

Dr Matthew Williams, University of Oxford

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Political Philosophy

Dr Matthew Williams, University of Oxford

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Jurisdiction

Dr Matthew Williams, University of Oxford

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Redundancy

Dr Matthew Williams, University of Oxford

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Vagueness

Dr Matthew Williams, University of Oxford

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Conclusion and Further Reading

Dr Matthew Williams, University of Oxford

COMPARATIVE POLITICS – CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS

Rights in the US: Legal and Constitutional Protections

Prof. Andrew Blick, King's College London

THE SECOND AMENDMENT AND GUN CONTROL

The Right to Bear Arms

Dr Kevin Yuill, Sunderland University

THE SECOND AMENDMENT AND GUN CONTROL

Colonial and United States, 1619-1857

Dr Kevin Yuill, Sunderland University

THE SECOND AMENDMENT AND GUN CONTROL

Reconstruction Era, 1865-1911

Dr Kevin Yuill, Sunderland University

THE SECOND AMENDMENT AND GUN CONTROL

The Interwar Period, 1918-34

Dr Kevin Yuill, Sunderland University

THE SECOND AMENDMENT AND GUN CONTROL

The Postwar Period, 1945-Present

Dr Kevin Yuill, Sunderland University