By the end of this course, students should be able to do the following:
(1)  understand the concepts of civil rights and civil liberties;
(2)  understand the original purpose of the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights;
(3)  understand how and why the Bill of Rights have been “incorporated,” and the
     tensions between incorporation and states’ rights;
(4)  understand the problems of defining such constitutional terms as “free 
     speech,” “establishment of religion,” “cruel and unusual punishment,” “due 
     process,” and “equal protection,” and trace the development of 
     constitutional doctrine in each of these areas;
(5)  understand the difference between procedural due process and substantive 
     due process;
(6)  understand the concept of the constitutional “right of privacy” – where it 
     comes from and how it has been used;
(7)  understand and critique the role of the U.S. Supreme Court in enforcing 
     civil rights and civil liberties.

1.   Law and constitutional structure
2.   Methods of constitutional interpretation
3.   Incorporation of the Bill of Rights
4.   Freedom of speech
5.   Freedom of association
6.   Freedom of the press
7.   Freedom of religion: Establishment Clause
8.   Freedom of religion: Free Exercise Clause
9.   Due Process
10.  Right to privacy
11.  Equal protection
12.  Voting rights

All academic work must meet the standards contained in "A Culture of Honesty."  
Students are responsible for informing themselves about these standards before 
performing academic work.  The penalties for academic dishonesty are severe and 
ignorance is not an acceptable defense.  Also note that the course syllabus is a 
general plan for the course and that deviations announced to the class by the 
instructor may be necessary.  (www.uga.edu/ovpi/academic_honesty/academic_honesty.htm)