POL 201 American Constitution: God & State
Once a clear Constitutional principle, the First Amendment protection of religious freedom came under cultural scrutiny in the years following the Civil War. Over the 20th century, Supreme Court decisions, state laws, and Federal policies changed the constitutionally defined place of religion in the public square. This class looks at the origins of the Constitution, then tracks and analyzes the shifting relationship between Constitutional law and the Freedom of Religion clause. 3 credits.