U.S. Citizenship: A Legal History – 6717

This 2-credit seminar is intended to provide students with a broad historical foundation in U. S. citizenship. We will focus on five broad questions: (1) how war, economic transformation, and territorial expansion have reshaped citizenship; (2) how the relationship between state and federal citizenship has changed over the course of US history; (3) how the rights and obligations of citizenship have changed over the course of U. S. history; (3) how race, gender, sexuality, disability, marital status, birthplace, religion, and poverty have shaped access to or enjoyment of citizenship; and (4) how refugees and guest workers fit into a nation in which rights rest largely on citizenship.

Credits
2
Graduation Requirements
Upper Division Legal Writing
Subject Area
Constitutional Law
Legal History
Perspectives
Student Year
Upper Division
LL.M.
Course type
SEM