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POLI 304 — U.S. CIVIL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES

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Political Science Political Science with Pre-Law Option
2
Objectives
20
Matches
0
Reviewed
12
Occupations
Your experience with this course
Top occupation matches for this course
43.1% Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magi 12t
38.6% Detectives and Criminal Investigato 11t
53.8% Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer 8t
49.1% Lawyers 8t
37.8% Correctional Officers and Jailers 7t

Learning Objectives & Matches

LO5 CIM

4. Describe sources of law(PLO);

10 O*NET task matches
Batch:
Paralegals and Legal Assistant 3.9/5
50% ok

Gather and analyze research data, such as statutes, decisions, and legal articles, codes, and documents.

Lawyers 4.5/5
49% ok

Interpret laws, rulings and regulations for individuals and businesses.

Chief Executives 4.1/5
49% ok

Interpret and explain policies, rules, regulations, or laws to organizations, government or corporate officials, or individuals.

Administrative Law Judges, Adj 4.7/5
49% ok

Determine existence and amount of liability according to current laws, administrative and judicial precedents, and available evidence.

Judicial Law Clerks 4.8/5
48% ok

Research laws, court decisions, documents, opinions, briefs, or other information related to cases before the court.

Lawyers 4.0/5
47% ok

Study Constitution, statutes, decisions, regulations, and ordinances of quasi-judicial bodies to determine ramifications for cases.

Paralegals and Legal Assistant 4.1/5
47% ok

Investigate facts and law of cases and search pertinent sources, such as public records and internet sources, to determine causes of action and to prepare cases.

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Co 4.6/5
45% ok

Determine extent of liability according to evidence, laws, or administrative or judicial precedents.

Interpreters and Translators 4.5/5
45% ok

Compile terminology and information to be used in translations, including technical terms such as those for legal or medical material.

Administrative Law Judges, Adj 4.5/5
45% ok

Research and analyze laws, regulations, policies, and precedent decisions to prepare for hearings and to determine conclusions.

LO7 CIM

6. Understand the basic rights of the criminally accused.

10 O*NET task matches
Batch:
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Of 4.7/5
54% ok

Identify, pursue, and arrest suspects and perpetrators of criminal acts.

First-Line Supervisors of Poli 3.9/5
51% ok

Conduct raids and order detention of witnesses and suspects for questioning.

Equal Opportunity Representati 4.6/5
50% ok

Interpret civil rights laws and equal opportunity regulations for individuals or employers.

Environmental Compliance Inspe 4.7/5
45% ok

Determine the nature of code violations and actions to be taken, and issue written notices of violation, participating in enforcement hearings, as necessary.

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Of 4.2/5
44% ok

Verify that the proper legal charges have been made against law offenders.

Fraud Examiners, Investigators 4.7/5
44% ok

Interview witnesses or suspects and take statements.

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and 4.8/5
43% ok

Sentence defendants in criminal cases, on conviction by jury, according to applicable government statutes.

Occupational Health and Safety 3.4/5
42% ok

Prepare documents to be used in legal proceedings, testifying in such proceedings when necessary.

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and 4.6/5
42% ok

Preside over hearings and listen to allegations made by plaintiffs to determine whether the evidence supports the charges.

Coroners 4.2/5
42% ok

Testify at inquests, hearings, and court trials.

Source: Course learning outcomes from EWU's official Course Inventory Management (CIM) system. O*NET task matches are computed by comparing each learning outcome statement against every O*NET task statement using sentence-embedding similarity; faculty review confirms which matches count as preparation evidence.