Prof. Eleanor Vance

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Associate Professor · History & Political Science

Constitutional law scholar with expertise in separation of powers, federalism, and the evolution of judicial review from Marshall to Roberts. Teaches ConLaw and Comparative Government.

POLSCI-101 POLSCI-301 POLSCI-401

Contact & office

🏢 Merrick Hall 210

Office hours: Tue 9:00 AM-11:00 AM · Krieger Hall 215 | Thu 1:00 PM-3:00 PM · Krieger Hall 215

College

Ph.D. Political Science — Yale University (2012)

J.D. Law — University of Chicago Law School (2008)

Family

Raised in a newspaper family; her mother set type.

🐾 A retired racing greyhound named Cicero

Teaching now — POLSCI-101

Last #2 · Lesson 2: Federalism and the Structure of Government ↗

Current #3 · Lesson 3: Congress, the Presidency, and the Courts ↗

Next #4 · Lesson 4: Political Parties and Elections ↗

Recommends

Congress.gov ↗

Reading list

The Federalist Papers ↗

Hamilton, Madison & Jay · from the syllabus

Democracy in America ↗

Alexis de Tocqueville · from the syllabus

All the King's Men ↗

Robert Penn Warren · fiction

Field

Constitutional interpretation, Supreme Court doctrine, judicial review, comparative constitutional design