AMH 3552, Spring 2008
Professor: Elizabeth Dale
Office hours:
T:
7th period
Th:
4th-5th periods
And
by appointment
Class times:
T:
5-6 periods
Th:
6th
Books:
Sparrow,
Bartholomew H. The Insular Cases and the Emergence of American Empire.
University Press of
Ngai,
Mae. Impossible Subjects: Illegal Aliens and the Making of Modern
Polenberg,
Richard. Fighting Faiths: The Abrams Case, the Supreme Court and Free Speech.
Lewis,
Anthony. Gideon's Trumpet. Vintage 1989. ISBN 978-0679723127
I
have ordered these books through Goerings, you should also be able to get them
online. The assigned cases will be linked to in the final version of this
syllabus.
Assignments:
Option 1:
o
Two 5-7 page
papers, each worth 20% of grade
o
One book
analysis, 5-7 pages, worth 20% of grade
o
One final exam,
5-7 pages, worth 20% of grade
o
Class
participation, worth 20% of grade
Option
2:
o
One 15-20 page
paper on a topic of your choice (must get approval), 40% of grade
o
One book
analysis, 5-7 pages, worth 20% of grade
o
One final exam,
5-7 pages, worth 20% of grade
o
Class participation,
worth 20% of grade
Please note that in all cases assignments are due on
the day due, at the start of class. They may be turned in before that, of
course. A paper turned in after class starts on the day due will be lowered one
half grade. A paper turned in the day after it is due will be lowered one full
grade. A paper turned in two days late will be lowered two full grades, and so
on.
Familiarize yourself with the
University policies on plagiarism, links to this policy are available on my
webpage (see the links directly below the link to this syllabus). Anyone caught
plagiarizing will receive an F for the paper and will be subject to university
sanctions.
Tentative Schedule of
Assignments:
Week of January 7:
Tuesday: Slaughterhouse Cases
(1872); Civil Rights
Cases (1883)
Thursday:
Plessy v. Ferguson
(1896)
Week of January 15:
Tuesday: Yick
Wo v. Hopkins (1886); United
States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898)
Thursday:
Hurtado v. California
(1884)
Week of January 22:
Tuesday:
The Insular Cases
(link to general website on them) Please read DeLima, Downes and Dorr (you
should also read the summaries of the other cases).
***First short assignment handed out,
due Thursday January 31.***
Thursday:
Sparrow, The Insular Cases
Week of January 29: First
short assignment due (Thursday); students wanting to do term paper must have
discussed a topic and submitted a paper proposal by Tuesday
Tuesday:
Lochner v. New York
(1905); Muller v. Oregon
(1908)
Thursday:
Adair v. United States
(1908); Coppage v.
Kansas (1915)
***First short assignment due***
Week of February 4:
Tuesday:
Abrams v. United
States (1919); Whitney
v. California (1925)
Thursday:
Polenberg, Fighting Faiths
Week of February 11:
Tuesday:
Palko v. Connecticut
(1937); US v. Carolene
Products (1938)
Thursday:
West Coast Hotel v.
Parish (1937)
Week of February 18:
Tuesday:
Ngai, Impossible Subjects
***Book assignment handed out***
Thursday:
Minersville School
District v. Gobitis (1940)
Week of February 25:
Tuesday:
Hirabayashi v. US
(1943); Korematsu v.
US (1944)
Thursday:
Adamson v. California
(1947)
Week of March 3:
Tuesday:
West Virginia Board of
Education v. Barnette (1943); Everson v. Board of
Education (1947)
***Book assignment due***
Thursday:
Dennis v. United
States (1948)
Week of March 8: Spring break
Week of March 10:
Tuesday:
McLaurin v. Board of
Regents (1950); Sweatt
v. Painter (1950)
Thursday:
Brown v. Board of
Education (1954)
Week of March 17:
Tuesday:
Mapp v. Ohio
(1961); Gideon v.
Wainwright (1963)
Thursday:
Lewis, Gideon’s Trumpet
Week of March 24:
Tuesday:
Engel v. Vitale
(1962); Epperson v.
Arkansas (1968)
***Second short assignment handed out***
Thursday:
Lemon v. Kurtzman
(1971)
Week of March 31:
Tuesday:
Griswold v.
Connecticut (1965); Loving
v. Virginia (1967)
Thursday:
Brandenberg v. Ohio
(1969)
***Second short assignment due; Long
paper option due***
Week of April 7:
Tuesday:
Tinker v. Des Moines
School District (1969); Wisconsin v. Yoder
(1972)
Thursday: Board of Education v.
Pico (1982)
Week of April 14:
Tuesday:
Plyler v. Doe
(1982)
Thursday:
Planned Parenthood v.
Casey (1992)
Week of April 21: Last week
of classes
Tuesday:
Wrap up
Week of April 28: Finals