OLLI101641 - Our Living National Constitution: Its History and Evolving Interpretation
Course Description
Our Living National Constitution: Its History and Evolving Interpretation
Instructor: Edward Dodson
Day of Week: Thursday
Dates: Feb 6 – April 10 (no class March 6)
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Location: In-person at TUCC
This course begins with an examination of the ideas that brought the first sovereign states together under a national constitution, then examines the major constitutional issues and crises that have occurred throughout our nation's history, up to the present. The course is lecture with discussion encouraged.
Maximum: 60
Instructor Bio: Ed Dodson retired in 2005 after a career in banking and finance. He holds a BS degree from Shippensburg University and a Master of Liberal Arts degree from Temple University. From 1981 until 2013, he served on the faculty of the Henry George School of Social Science. He has served on the OLLI faculty since 2007.
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