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Fall 2006
Ethnic Studies 98/198
1 or 2 Unit(s)

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About the Course:

The ACLU de-cal will aim to educate students about the history of the civil liberties issues including some of the ACLU’s most famous legal battles such as Japanese-American internment during WWII, the desegregation struggle of the Civil Rights era, contemporary women’s rights, and numerous free speech issues. The de-cal will also focus on contemporary civil liberties issues such as post 9/11 legislation, privacy issues, racial profiling, students’ rights, and many more current topics. In order to best inform students about civil liberties, we will have guest speakers from the ACLU of Northern California and other organizations to lecture on a particular civil liberties issue. Because the ACLU is nonpartisan, we will make sure to educate students on both sides of the issue by providing a discussion period after the lectures that will include a Q & A session, as well as time for debate about the specific issue.

Students will be graded on attendance to lecture, participation in discussion, weekly written assignments, and if taken for two units, a final research paper. For the weekly written assignment, students will be asked to write about one page, double-spaced, on the particular civil liberties issue discussed in class. Students will be asked to include thoughts, comments, and outside research. Finally, if you choose to take the de-cal for 2 units, you will be asked to write a research paper on a civil liberties topic of your choice. The paper is to be 5–6 pages in length and should include research from outside sources. The following will be the grade breakdown:

Attendance – 25% (33% for 1 unit)
Participation – 25% (33% for 1 unit)
Weekly Homework – 25% (33% for 1 unit)
Final Research Paper – 25%

How to Enroll:

Students are still able to enroll in this course through telebears. Please enroll in the course and attend next week’s session, in room 110 Barrows hall, 5:30pm. If you have questions, contact Ally at allymerrill@berkeley.edu