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Courses and Syllabi
POLS 101 American Government: Sample Syllabus
POLS 260 The Legal System: Course Web Page | SyllabusPOLS 301 Introduction to Political Science: Sample Syllabus
POLS 336 Environmental Policy Sample Syllabus
POLS 361 Constitutional Law I: Approaches to Interpretation: Sample Syllabus
POLS 362 Constitutional Law II: Issues of Equality Course Web Page
POLS 490 Senior Inquiry: Sample Literature Reviews
Findlaw : Easy to use for finding Supreme Court cases, cases from other courts, and statutory law.
Justia is a rich source of legal material, including Verdict, which publishes readable legal commentry from expert columnists.
Oyez Project : a multifaceted resource on the Supreme Court maintained by ITT Chicago-Kent School of Law. Excellent for contemporary legal issues.
Cornell's Legal Information Institute : Outstanding source for statutes and case law, plus coverage of current developments. Good info on cases currently before the Supreme Court, extensive archive of historical Supreme Court decisions.
US Constitution Annotated : look up commentary and case citiations on any clause of the Constitution. Maintained by the Legal Information Institute.
The Founder's Constitution: a rich collection of historical documents from the time period when the Constitution was written. Maintained by the University of Chicago.
Bureau of Justice Statistics: (U.S. Department of Justice): The emphasis in this collection is on crime and criminal justice statistics.Illinois Courts: An extensive collection of information on the Illinois court system, including Supreme Court opinions, Appellate court opinions, and information about circuit courts (local trial courts). Illinois statutes can be accessed from the General Assembly's web site.
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