US Supreme Court and Civil Rights

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Supreme Court

Relationship with Other Branches

Civil Rights: Key Protections, Rulings, Debates

THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

What is the Supreme Court?

Dr Emma Long, University of East Anglia

THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

How does the Supreme Court work?

Dr Emma Long, University of East Anglia

THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

Who are the Supreme Court justices?

Dr Emma Long, University of East Anglia

THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

How does the Supreme Court make decisions?

Dr Emma Long, University of East Anglia

THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

Judicial Activism and Restraint

Dr Emma Long, University of East Anglia

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

THE SEPARATION OF POWERS

Introduction: Shared, not Separated

Dr Andrew Wroe, Kent University

THE SEPARATION OF POWERS

Historical Context

Dr Andrew Wroe, Kent University

THE SEPARATION OF POWERS

Separation of Powers

Dr Andrew Wroe, Kent University

THE SEPARATION OF POWERS

Checks and Balances

Dr Andrew Wroe, Kent University

THE SEPARATION OF POWERS

In Practice

Dr Andrew Wroe, Kent University

FEDERALISM

Federalism in the Constitution: Presidency and Supreme Court

Prof. John Kincaid, Lafayette College

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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

WOMEN IN CONGRESS

Women in Congress

Dr Tessa Ditonto, Durham University

WOMEN IN CONGRESS

Causes of Women’s Underrepresentation in Congress

Dr Tessa Ditonto, Durham University

WOMEN IN CONGRESS

Descriptive Representation

Dr Tessa Ditonto, Durham University

Supreme Court

THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

What is the Supreme Court?

Dr Emma Long, University of East Anglia

THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

How does the Supreme Court work?

Dr Emma Long, University of East Anglia

THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

Who are the Supreme Court justices?

Dr Emma Long, University of East Anglia

THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

How does the Supreme Court make decisions?

Dr Emma Long, University of East Anglia

THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

Judicial Activism and Restraint

Dr Emma Long, University of East Anglia

Relationship with Other Branches

THE PRESIDENCY OF BARACK OBAMA, 2009-2017

President Obama and the Supreme Court

Dr Clodagh Harrington, De Montfort University

FEDERALISM

Federalism in the Constitution: Presidency and Supreme Court

Prof. John Kincaid, Lafayette College

THE SEPARATION OF POWERS

Introduction: Shared, not Separated

Dr Andrew Wroe, Kent University

THE SEPARATION OF POWERS

Historical Context

Dr Andrew Wroe, Kent University

THE SEPARATION OF POWERS

Separation of Powers

Dr Andrew Wroe, Kent University

THE SEPARATION OF POWERS

Checks and Balances

Dr Andrew Wroe, Kent University

THE SEPARATION OF POWERS

In Practice

Dr Andrew Wroe, Kent University

Civil Rights: Key Protections, Rulings, Debates

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

The Bill of Rights

Prof. Frank Cogliano, Edinburgh University

COMPARATIVE POLITICS – CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS

Rights in the US: Legal and Constitutional Protections

Prof. Andrew Blick, King's College London

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

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

Introduction

Dr Matthew Williams, University of Oxford

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

The Powers of the Supreme Court

Dr Matthew Williams, University of Oxford

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

Political Philosophy

Dr Matthew Williams, University of Oxford

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

Jurisdiction

Dr Matthew Williams, University of Oxford

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

Redundancy

Dr Matthew Williams, University of Oxford

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

Vagueness

Dr Matthew Williams, University of Oxford

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

Conclusion and Further Reading

Dr Matthew Williams, University of Oxford

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

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