Constitutional and Criminal Law
Constitutional and Criminal Law
Career Academies and Programs of Study: Law, Education, and Public Service
This course will provide an introduction to American constitutional law with an emphasis on U.S. Supreme Court decisions. The course will explore various forms of constitutional interpretation and types of constitutional analysis. Topics will include the role of the judiciary in reviewing acts of the political branches of government; the separation of powers and relations among the three branches of the federal government; the powers of the national government and federalism-based limits on Congress and the states; and individual constitutional rights. The course will also explore the traditional and contemporary doctrines of substantive criminal law, with focus on such issues as theories of punishment, the formal elements of criminal culpability, the theory and degrees of homicide, criminal causation, accessorial and vicarious liability, conspiracy, and defenses of excuse and justification.
Pre-Law and Social Justice pathway student; good attendance; successful completion of Practical Law, LEPS Debate, and Civil Rights Law
Dual Enrollment Compatible Course:
Yes, Earning credit for CJT 1510 Introduction to Criminal Justice at Prince George’s Community College makes a student eligible for 291120 Constitutional Law DE credit.
