HIUS 150. American Legal History to 1865 (4 units)
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Description
The history of American law and legal institutions. This quarter focuses on crime and punishment in the colonial era, the emergence of theories of popular sovereignty, the forging of the Constitution and American federalism, the relationship between law and economic change, and the crisis of slavery and Union. +
Prerequisite courses
HIUS 150 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have HIUS 150 as a prerequisite.