POL345: American Constitutional Law, Professor Marston.
Fall, 2003, Department of Political Science, SUNY-Oswego

Handouts

• Syllabus (122KB PDF)
• Syllabus (HTML, opens in new window)
• Revised Syllabus (HTML, opens in new window)
• "Moore Supporters File Lawsuit," Washington Post, 8/26/03
• Paper Grading Criteria (69KB PDF)
• Sample Brief (100KB PDF)
• Sample Brief (HTML)
• Overview of Marbury v. Madison (HTML, opens in new window)
• Midterm Assignment (due in class on Wednesday, October 29) (HTML)
• Final Paper Assignment (only for those who want to write a research paper rather than the final exam) (HTML)
• Short Paper #2 (due in class on Monday, November 24) (HTML)
• Final Exam Checklist / Study Guide (HTML)

Web Readings

• Gratz v. Bollinger (HTML)
• Grutter v. Bollinger (HTML)
• Lawrence v. Texas (HTML)

Questions

• 9/08/03 (On the Constitution, Articles I-VI)

Links

• The Founders' Constitution, Univ. Chicago Press
• Legal Information Institute, Cornell University
• Findlaw
• Medill School of Journalism, On the Docket
• Federalist #78 (courtesy of the Constitution Society)
• Map of the Yazoo Land Grants (courtesy of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, UGA)
• NPR's series on Brown