{"id":176,"date":"2020-06-22T12:56:10","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T16:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/high-school-students\/summer-pre-college-program\/programs\/gender-and-sexuality-studies-2\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T11:19:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T16:19:05","slug":"pre-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/high-school-students\/pre-college\/credit\/courses\/pre-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>About the Course<\/h2>\n<p>What do the First, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments really mean in everyday life? In this interactive political science course, you\u2019ll explore the Bill of Rights\u2014the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution\u2014and examine how they continue to influence our society, government, and personal freedoms today.<\/p>\n<p>Through engaging discussions, case studies, and Supreme Court examples, you\u2019ll investigate how constitutional rights have evolved over time and how citizens can use them to protect themselves from government overreach. You\u2019ll strengthen your ability to think critically, analyze complex legal ideas, and engage with issues that define democracy.<\/p>\n<p>Students interested in political science often go on to impactful careers in law, public policy, international affairs, journalism, and advocacy. This course offers an early foundation in those fields\u2014and inspires active citizenship.<\/p>\n<h3>Course Details<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Credits:<\/strong> 3<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Adelphi University, Garden City, NY campus<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dates:<\/strong> July 12\u2013August 1, 2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>Schedule:<\/strong> Monday\u2013Thursday, 10:00am\u20132:00pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_2747\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2747\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2747\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/high-school-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/10\/20240718_Pre-college-0541-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Professor Gary Greaves discusses the Bill of Rights with pre-college students during Adelphi University\u2019s summer political science course.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/high-school-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/10\/20240718_Pre-college-0541-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/high-school-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/10\/20240718_Pre-college-0541-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/high-school-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/10\/20240718_Pre-college-0541-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/high-school-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/10\/20240718_Pre-college-0541-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/high-school-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/10\/20240718_Pre-college-0541-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/high-school-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/10\/20240718_Pre-college-0541-1-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/high-school-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/10\/20240718_Pre-college-0541-1-740x494.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/high-school-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/10\/20240718_Pre-college-0541-1-980x654.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/high-school-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/10\/20240718_Pre-college-0541-1-1220x814.jpg 1220w, https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/high-school-students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/10\/20240718_Pre-college-0541-1-1440x960.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2747\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gary Greaves leads a summer pre-college course on law and the Bill of Rights at Adelphi University\u2019s Garden City campus.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>What You\u2019ll Learn<\/h2>\n<p>By the end of the course, you will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Investigate how rights have expanded and contracted over time through practice and Supreme Court decisions<\/li>\n<li>Study each amendment\u2019s development and reasoning to understand how citizens can protect themselves from government overreach<\/li>\n<li>Discover pathways for continued study in law through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/program\/undergraduate\/joint-degrees\/#law\">Adelphi\u2019s Pre-Professional Pre-Law Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Meet Your Professor<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Course What do the First, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments really mean in everyday life? 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