Focusing on interpretations of a document that remains an important part of American life, this unit will examine how the Constitution has dealt with issues such as same-sex marriage; the Watergate crisis; civil rights in the 1960s and McCarthyism.

Classes

This unit of study is not available in 2019

Assessment

10% class participation
10% oral presentation
10% short paper (1000 words)
20% long paper (3000 words)
50% open book written exam (2 hours)

Courses that offer this unit of study

• Graduate Certificate in International Studies
• Graduate Diploma in International Relations
• Graduate Diploma in International Studies
• Graduate Diploma in Public Policy
• Master of International Relations
• Master of International Security
• Master of International Studies
• Master of Public Policy

More details

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Unit coordinator

Dr Harry Melkonian

Casual lecturer, United States Studies Centre