What is a Constitution? And, thus, what is Constitutionalism? That is, given a constitution, what is the relationship between the people and the government? What does a constitution guarantee, and to whom?
Required texts:
“Constitutionalism, Human Rights, and Citizenship” in Islam and the Secular State by an-Na’im
“The Constitution of the United States of America”
Available online: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution.html