NTU Course
Overview

The Constitution & Government of the Republic of China (Ⅱ)

Offered in 114-2

  • Serial Number

    40195

  • Course Number

    PS1032

  • Course Identifier

    302 24420

  • Class 04
  • 2 Credits

  • Compulsory / Elective

    DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS DIVISION / Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in College of Social Sciences / PROGRAM IN TAIWAN STUDIES

      Compulsory

    • DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS DIVISION

    • Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in College of Social Sciences

      • Elective

    • PROGRAM IN TAIWAN STUDIES

  • NIEN TSU LI
  • Thu 8, 9

  • 社科研607

  • Type 2

  • 25 Student Quota

    NTU 25

  • No Specialization Program

  • English
  • NTU COOL
  • Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning
  • Notes

    Not open in course pre-registration period。 The course is conducted in English。 Not open in course pre-registration period。 The course is conducted in English。Students in English-Taught Program in Department of Political Science have priority in tak

  • Limits on Course Adding / Dropping

    • Restriction: within this department (including students taking minor and dual degree program)

  • NTU Enrollment Status

    Enrolled
    0/25
    Other Depts
    0/0
    Remaining
    0
    Registered
    0
  • Course Description
    This is a course to study the constitutional law and learn about how a government has been structured and operates under a written constitution in Taiwan, to a level that is well above layperson but below expert, for first-year college students in a newly visited jurisdiction, from a cultural development perspective. The first half of the two-semester course is to understand the constitutional framework of the Taiwan government. The second half will focus on its performance in terms of human rights since the promulgation of the Constitution of the Republic of China in 1947.
  • Course Objective
    To understand what constitution and constitutionalism mean, and their importance to the study of political science; to understand the history, the framework and the content of the Constitution and development of constitutionalism in Taiwan under it; to understand the basic structure, among different government models, of the government that is formed and that operates under the Constitution as a democratic republic in Taiwan; to understand the meaning of rule of law, separation of power, judicial review and human rights, and their cultural bearings in Taiwan as well as in the development of the contemporary world; and to understand, most importantly, what the limits on government powers are.
  • Course Requirement
    Students will be required to attend all classes, read the required course materials, submit discussion questions when assigned, participate in class discussions, and hand in a final paper.
  • Expected weekly study hours before and/or after class
    Two to four hours per week.
  • Office Hour
  • Designated Reading
    待補
  • References
    Note：If you have any questions regarding the course, please contact the TAs. TA Olivia Kuo: r14322012@ntu.edu.tw TA Amy Shih: r14322025@ntu.edu.tw
  • Grading
    1. NTU has not set an upper limit on the percentage of A+ grades.
    2. NTU uses a letter grade system for assessment. The grade percentage ranges and the single-subject grade conversion table in the NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY Regulations Governing Academic Grading are for reference only. Instructors may adjust the percentage ranges according to the grade definitions. For more information, see the Assessment for Learning Section。
  • Adjustment methods for students
    Adjustment MethodDescription
    A3

    提供學生彈性出席課程方式

    Provide students with flexible ways of attending courses

    B6

    學生與授課老師協議改以其他形式呈現

    Mutual agreement to present in other ways between students and instructors

    C2

    書面(口頭)報告取代考試

    Written (oral) reports replace exams

    D1

    由師生雙方議定

    Negotiated by both teachers and students

  • Make-up Class Information
  • Course Schedule
    2/26Week 1Introduction/Regrouping/Reading Materials/Assignments/Article 23 Analysis
    3/05Week 2The Principle of Proportionality/Group A: JYI 507, JYI 577, JYI 649; Group B: JYI 551, JYI 641, JYI 749
    3/12Week 3Guest Speaker Dr. David Huang's Lecture
    3/19Week 4Unenumerated Right/Group C: JYI 242, JYI 399, JYI 587; Group D: JYI 603, JYI 689
    3/26Week 5Due Process of Law/Group E: JYI 384, JYI 636, 112-Hsien-Pan-9; Right to National Compensation/Group F: JYI 228, JYI 487, JYI 670
    4/02Week 6Equal Protection of Law: Gender/Group A: JYI 365, JYI 452, JYI 666, 111-Hsien-Pan-4; Affirmative Action/Group B: JYI 372, JYI 728, JYI 807, 112-Hsien-Pan-1
    4/09Week 7Freedom of Speech: Prior Restraint/Group C: New York Times v. U.S., 403 U.S. 713 (1971) (Pentagon Papers Case), JYI 445, JYI 644; Group D: JYI 744, JYI 756, JYI 806
    4/16Week 8Freedom of Speech: Content Regulation/Group E: Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15 (1973), JYI 407; Group F: JYI 617, JYI 623, 113-Hsien-Pan-5
    4/23Week 9Freedom of Speech: Content Regulation/Group A: New York Times v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964), JYI 509, 112-Hsien-Pan-8; Group B: JYI 656, 111-Hsien-Pan-2, 113-Hsien-Pan-3
    4/30Week 10Group Debate. Group C v. Group D: Do court-ordered apology ads violate human rights? What human rights? Any less-restrictive means?
    5/07Week 11Rights to Family/Group E: JYI 457, JYI 712, 112-Hsien-Pan-4; Group F: JYI 554, JYI 748, JYI 791
    5/14Week 12Group Debate. Group E v. Group B: Same-sex marriage: Who has the right to marriage?
    5/21Week 13Right to Life: Mandatory Death Penalty/Group C: JYI 194, JYI 261; Discretionary Death Penalty/Group D: JYI 476, 113-Hsien-Pan-8
    5/28Week 14Group Debate. Group A v. Group F: Death penalty, constitutional or not?
    6/04Week 15Final presentations.
    6/11Week 16Final presentations.