Regulation of the Political Process (Hybrid Class)
Section 1SP, Fall 20
Schedule Information
Enrollment: 86/86
Credits: 3
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08/26/2020 | 11/23/2020 |
Course Description
Democracy in theory may be the province of philosophers, but democracy in action belongs to lawyers. A web of constitutional, statutory, and administrative laws structure every aspect of the American political process. This course surveys these laws and the theories that animate them. Major topics include the right to vote and restrictions thereon, such as literacy, residency, and voter ID requirements; representation, which involves the number of people in legislative districts and the factors, including race and partisanship, that determine district boundaries; election administration, which encompasses voting technology and vote counting (think Bush v. Gore); and campaign finance, which involves the raising and spending of money in elections.
Course Requirements
Exam Info:
Midterm Type (if any): None
Description: None
Final Type (if any): Flex
Description: Flex exam at end of semester.
Written Work Product
Written Work Product:
Other Work
Other Course Details
Prerequisites: None Concurrencies: None
Mutually Exclusive With: Law of Politics (7110)
Laptops Allowed: Yes
First Day Attendance Required: No
Course Resources: To be announced.
Course Notes:
Graduation Requirements
*Satisfies Writing Requirement: No
**Credits For Prof. Skills Requirement: No
Satisfies Professional Ethics: No
*Yes means professor requires everyone in the course to submit a substantial research paper (which is the requirement standard in Academic Policies), so no paperwork required to be submitted to SRO. No means student must timely submit paperwork to SRO if intending to use a paper in this course to satisfy the Writing Requirement.
**Yes indicates course credits count towards UVA Law’s Prof. Skills graduation requirement, not necessarily a skills requirements for any particular state bar.
Schedule No.
120820634
120820634
Law No.
LAW7090
LAW7090
Modified Type
Lecture
Lecture
Cross Listed: No
Cross-Listed Course Mnemonic:
Concentrations: Constitutional Law, Public Policy and Regulation
Public Syllabus Link: None
Evaluation Portal Via LawWeb Opens: Thursday, November 19, 12:01 AM
Evaluation Portal Via LawWeb Closes: Thursday, November 26, 11:59 PM
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