May 24, 2026  
2025-2026 Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Catalog

GV 230 CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES



This course analyzes the politics of civil rights and civil liberties in the United States. How have the president, Congress, state governments and courts responded to political pressures and social controversy over the right to dissent, freedom of speech and press, privacy, and civil rights. What are the political and social consequences of these governmental decisions and actions? 3 Credits