Topic 1: Gender-Based Discrimination. Studies the substance of laws that relate to gender-based roles, and the participation of women in the legal process. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing, six semester hours of lower-division coursework in government, a University grade point average of at least 3.50, and consent of department received prior to registering.

Topic 2: Jurisprudence. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Topic 3: Supreme Court and Public Policy. Two lecture hours and one discussion hour a week for one semester.

Topic 4: Civil Liberties. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Topic 5: Constitutional Interpretation. Designed to improve reasoning and communication skills through constitutional interpretation. Determining what the Constitution means, how to determine what it means, and who should determine what it means. Only one of the following may be counted: Core Texts and Ideas 326 (Topic: Constitutional Interpretation), 326 (Topic 1), Government 357M (Topic: Constitutional Interpretation), 357M (Topic 5). Additional prerequisite: Six semester hours of lower-division coursework in government.

Topic 6: Constitutional Politics, Law, and Citizenship. Examination of the development of constitutional order and the debates over citizenship and civic membership. Asian American Studies 325 (Topic: Constitutional Politics, Law, and Citizenship) and Government 357M (Topic 6) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Topic 7: Constitutional Structure of Power. Examination of the power of federal and state governments, the emergency power of the executive branch, and the authority of the Supreme Court. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Topic 8: Structure of Individual Liberties. Study of individual rights protected by the Constitution, with an emphasis on the United States Supreme Court. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Topic 9: Asian American Jurisprudence. Introduction to the study of Asian Americans and the law. Examines the historical development of United States law and its relationship to Asian Americans, and of Asian American jurisprudence as an independent field of legal scholarship. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 10: Law of Politics. Study of current theoretical and philosophical issues at the intersection of law and politics. Government 357M (Topic: Law of Politics) and 357M (Topic 10) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Six semester hours of lower-division coursework in government.

Topic 11: The Face of Justice. Examination of the inalienable rights: liberty, due process, equality, speech, assembly, security in the home, and practice or nonpractice of religion. Historical overview of women's rights and women's participation in the justice system. Discussion of individuals whose rights are being protected, and those whose rights are being overlooked by the American judicial system. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 357M (Topic: Face of Justice), 357M (Topic 11), Liberal Arts Honors 350 (Topic: Face of Justice), Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic: Face of Justice), 345 (Topic 47). Additional prerequisite: For government majors, six semester hours of lower-division coursework in government; for others, upper-division standing.

Topic 12: Constitutional Design. Examines the design and implementation of national constitutions and the problems of creating foundational charters. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 357M (Topic: Constitutional Design), 357M (Topic 12), Tutorial Course 357 (Topic: Constitutional Design).