FEDERAL LAW AND INDIAN TRIBES

EDPOL 222

Examines concepts of sovereignty and educational policy formation for First Nations Peoples in the U.S. and key educational policies, practices, and contexts that have shaped American Indian education. Explores the 11 federally recognized tribes of Wisconsin, their sovereignty, and educational issues facing them and other tribal nations. Examines Wisconsin's Act 31, the contexts leading up to its creation, and its implementation. Considers the educational policy implications of state curriculum policy and common instructional materials for First Nations Peoples, land-grant universities, and broader society.

LAW 904

Select topics relating to the study of local, state, or federal constitutional law.

LAW 795

Study the allocation of authority within and between state and local governments. Begin with analysis of state constitutions and the three branches of state government. Study how state and local governments interact, covering home rule and intrastate preemption as well as conflicts between localities. Analyze how local governments are financed. Consider the practical, normative, and theoretical implications of current doctrines and policies and explore how state and local government law plays out in the context of contemporary disputes, including over housing, education, and more.

LAW 731

An introduction to the constitutional law of the United States covering the basic structure of government in the United States, with emphasis on the federal government. Includes the role of the federal courts and the doctrine of judicial review; the rise of federal power, as reflected particularly in shifting definitions of "interstate commerce," the doctrine of separation of powers, with emphasis on current issues of legislative and executive branch authority; and judicial and other limitations on the exercise of authority by the states as well as selected rights protected in the Amendments to the Constitution.

LAW 824

Examines the structure and authority of the federal courts and the relationship between those courts and other governmental institutions.