MVV255K Executive Power under the Constitution of the United States

Právnická fakulta
jaro 2020
Rozsah
0/1/0. 3 kr. Ukončení: k.
Vyučující
Prof. Michael Paul Seng (přednášející), prof. JUDr. Ing. Michal Radvan, Ph.D. (zástupce)
Garance
prof. JUDr. Ing. Michal Radvan, Ph.D.
Právnická fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Mgr. Věra Redrupová, B.A.
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Právnická fakulta
Rozvrh seminárních/paralelních skupin
MVV255K/01: Rozvrh nebyl do ISu vložen. M. Seng
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.

Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 30 stud.
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Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
This course will examine the background for some of the legal issues currently being raised in the United States about the role of the President in the American constitutional system. Article II of the United States Constitution sets forth the constitutional provisions governing the office of the President and executive power. Very few cases involving executive power have been resolved in the courts. Much of executive power in the United States has been defined by historical practice. The Trump administration has raised new questions about executive power and the role of the President in the United States. This course will explore some of these issues.
Výstupy z učení
At the end of the course, students will know:
The basic theory of the American presidential system
In what circumstances executive power can be challenged in court
The relationship between the President and Congress
How the powers of the American President differ when the President is acting domestically or internationally
The powers of the President over national security issues
The power of the President to curtail important individual liberties
How the office of the President has evolved in the United States
Osnova
  • Class I
  • 1. The Election and Qualifications of the United States President -- The Electoral College; The Emoluments Clause
  • 2. The Power of the Courts to Review Executive Action
  • Readings:
  • Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137 (1803)
  • Raines v. Byrd, 521 U.S. 811 (1997)
  • Zivotofsky v. Clinton, 132 S.Ct. 1421 (2012)
  • United States v. Nixon, 418 U.S. 683 (1974)
  • Class II
  • 1. The Domestic Power of the President
  • Readings:
  • The Steel Seizure Case, 343 U.S. 579 (1952)
  • Schechter Poultry v. United States, 295 U.S. 495 (1935)
  • Contractors Ass’n of E. Penn. v. Shultz, 442 F.2d 159 (3d Cir. 1971)
  • Morrison v. Olson, 487 U.S. 654 (1988)
  • 2. Presidential Power over Foreign Affairs and National Security
  • Readings:
  • United States v. Curtis Wright, 299 U.S. 304 (1936)
  • The Prize Cases, 67 U.S. 635 (1863)
  • Hamden v. Rumsfeld, 126 S.Ct. 2749 (2006)
  • Zivotofsky v. Kerry, 135 S.Ct. 2076 (2015)
  • Trump v. Hawaii, 138 S.Ct. 2392 (2018)
  • Class III
  • 1. The President and Individual Liberties
  • Readings:
  • Pentagon Papers Case, 403 U.S. 713 (1971)
  • Bivens v. Six Unknown Agents, 403 U.S 388 (1971)
  • Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 800 (1982)
  • Clinton v. Jones, 520 U.S. 681 (1997)
  • 2. Removal and Succession
  • Readings:
  • Nixon v. United States, 506 U.S. 224 (1993)
Literatura
  • Students should read the assigned cases (see Syllabus and Learning Materials) in advance of class and be prepared to discuss them.
Výukové metody
lectures, discussions
Metody hodnocení
Students will be evaluated on their ability to analyze an American constitutional issue or judicial opinion. Each student will prepare a three-page paper analyzing one of the assigned cases or issues that the student chooses or another topic chosen by the student that is approved by the instructor. Papers will be written in English and will be due three weeks after the conclusion of the class.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
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Předmět je vyučován jednorázově.
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích jaro 2018, jaro 2019.
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