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Author : Kirby Goidel,Craig Freeman,Brian Smentkowski
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781440832338
What if the Bill of Rights had never been added to the U.S. Constitution?
Author : Kirby Goidel,Craig Freeman,Brian Smentkowski
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781440832345
The Bill of Rights—the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution—are widely misunderstood by many Americans. This book explores the widely held myths about the Bill of Rights, how these myths originated, why they have persisted, and the implications for contemporary politics and policy. Interestingly, most Americans today—even professional political commentators—misinterpret or misunderstand what the Bill of Rights' intended meaning and purposes were. Culturally ingrained myths about the Bill of Rights have helped to define what it means to be an "American" but also limited the range of political debate and justified unfair and unequal treatment of minorities. This book addresses the top ten myths regarding the Bill of Rights from the standpoint of public understanding (and misunderstanding) from a non-partisan, objective point of view, provoking independent thought and enabling readers to reach their own educated conclusions and opinions. Written by two experts in the fields of political science, public policy, media law, and civil liberties, the work explores the key role of modern news and entertainment media in contributing to public misunderstanding of individual rights and liberties. The authors also apply and interpret data from public opinion surveys to further examine public beliefs about the Bill of Rights and closely connect the analysis of misperceptions to existing political beliefs.
Author : Carol Berkin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476743813
“Narrative, celebratory history at its purest” (Publishers Weekly)—the real story of how the Bill of Rights came to be: a vivid account of political strategy, big egos, and the partisan interests that set the terms of the ongoing contest between the federal government and the states. Those who argue that the Bill of Rights reflects the founding fathers’ “original intent” are wrong. The Bill of Rights was actually a brilliant political act executed by James Madison to preserve the Constitution, the federal government, and the latter’s authority over the states. In the skilled hands of award-winning historian Carol Berkin, the story of the founders’ fight over the Bill of Rights comes alive in a drama full of partisanship, clashing egos, and cunning manipulation. In 1789, the nation faced a great divide around a question still unanswered today: should broad power and authority reside in the federal government or should it reside in state governments? The Bill of Rights, from protecting religious freedom to the people’s right to bear arms, was a political ploy first and a matter of principle second. The truth of how and why Madison came to devise this plan, the debates it caused in the Congress, and its ultimate success is more engrossing than any of the myths that shroud our national beginnings. The debate over the Bill of Rights still continues through many Supreme Court decisions. By pulling back the curtain on the short-sighted and self-interested intentions of the founding fathers, Berkin reveals the anxiety many felt that the new federal government might not survive—and shows that the true “original intent” of the Bill of Rights was simply to oppose the Antifederalists who hoped to diminish the government’s powers. This book is “a highly readable American history lesson that provides a deeper understanding of the Bill of Rights, the fears that generated it, and the miracle of the amendments” (Kirkus Reviews).
Author : Carole Marsh
Publisher : Gallopade International
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780635081414
The 22-book American Milestone series is featured as "Retailers Recommended Fabulous Products" in the August 2012 edition of Educational Dealer magazine. As the first tulips sprung from the ground in March of 1789, the First congress of the United States assembled and began to realize a set of Amendments to the Constitution. In this book, kids will sweat through another summer-powdered wigs as they watch the delegates practice their art of cooperative statesmanship and compromise. They'll be there in September as Congress proposes their Amendments to the states. Two years later, in mid-December, kids will hip-hip-hooray with joy when the States give all U.S. citizens an early Christmas present - as they ratify the Bill of Rights. This educational book includes: A Timeline of Events Why the Bill of Rights? The Amendment Process The Preamble to the Bill of Rights The First through Tenth Amendments Bill of Rights Trivia Glossary And much more! This fun-fill activity book includes: Answer the Questions Matching Unscramble the Code True or False Questions Fill in the Blanks And much more!
Author : Lucia Raatma
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0531269590
Discusses the process that went into creating the first ten Constitutional amendments, which came to be known as the Bill of Rights, and learn about the men who helped create them.
Author : John R. Vile
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 675 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-19
Category : Law
ISBN : 9798216170662
Written by a leading scholar of the constitutional amending process, this two-volume encyclopedia, now in its fifth edition, is an indispensable resource for students, legal historians, and high school and college librarians. This authoritative reference resource provides a history and analysis of all 27 ratified amendments to the Constitution, as well as insights and information on thousands of other amendments that have been proposed but never ratified from America's birth until the present day. The set also includes a rich bibliography of informative books, articles, and other media related to constitutional amendments and the amending process.
Author : Carole Marsh
Publisher : Gallopade International
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2004-11-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0635026902
While the U.S. Constitution set forth the foundation of America's government, the rights of the citizens needed to be addressed. In March of 1789, the First Congress of the United States assembled and began to realize a set of Amendments to the Constitution. In September of that year, Congress proposed those Amendments to the states, and in mid-December, the states ratified the Bill of Rights. This book will walk kids through the Amendments and the trials-by-fire the Amendments faced.
Author : John R. Vile
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 706 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781610699327
Now in its fourth edition and completely updated, this is the most comprehensive book on constitutional amendments and proposed amendments available. Although only 27 amendments have ever been added to the U.S. Constitution, the last one having been ratified in 1992, throughout American history, members of Congress have introduced more than 11,000 amendments, and countless individuals outside of Congress have advanced their own proposals to revise the Constitution—the wellspring of America's legal, political, and cultural foundations. At a time when calls for a new constitutional convention are on the rise, it is essential for students of political science and history as well as American citizens to understand proposed alternatives. This updated edition of the established standard for high school and college libraries as well as public and law libraries serves as the go-to reference for learning about existing constitutional amendments, proposed amendments, and the issues related to them. An alphabetically arranged two-volume set, it contains more than 500 entries that discuss amendments that have been proposed in Congress from 1789 to the present. It also discusses prominent proposals for extensive constitutional changes introduced outside Congress as well as discussions of major amending issues.
Author : Ben Voth
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781793629388
Debate as Global Pedagogy: Rwanda Rising illustrates that the teaching of debate offers an ideal educational approach for the prevention and remediation of genocide. As the antithesis of propaganda, debate and argument instruction promotes the critical thinking necessary to resist processes of propaganda that enable injustice and human rights abuses. Case studies of argumentation instruction and deliberative forums worldwide demonstrate how environments of discursive complexity can be fostered through education in debate and argumentation. The central example of Rwanda recovering from genocide in 1994 with help from innovative pedagogy by iDebate Dreamers Academy provides a model for how argumentation instruction can reduce and prevent social injustices.
Author : Ronald Dworkin
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780198265573
Dworkin's important book is a collection of essays which discuss almost all of the great constitutional issues of the last two decades, including abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment, homosexuality, pornography, and free speech. Dworkin offers a consistently liberal view of the Constitution and argues that fidelity to it and to law demands that judges make moral judgments. He proposes that we all interpret the abstract language of the Constitution by reference to moral principles about political decency and justice. His 'moral reading' therefore brings political morality into the heart of constitutional law. The various chapters of this book were first published separately; now drawn together they provide the reader with a rich, full-length treatment of Dworkin's general theory of law.
Author : Kirby Goidel,Craig Freeman,Brian Smentkowski
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9798216118220
The Bill of Rights—the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution—are widely misunderstood by many Americans. This book explores the widely held myths about the Bill of Rights, how these myths originated, why they have persisted, and the implications for contemporary politics and policy. Interestingly, most Americans today—even professional political commentators—misinterpret or misunderstand what the Bill of Rights' intended meaning and purposes were. Culturally ingrained myths about the Bill of Rights have helped to define what it means to be an "American" but also limited the range of political debate and justified unfair and unequal treatment of minorities. This book addresses the top ten myths regarding the Bill of Rights from the standpoint of public understanding (and misunderstanding) from a non-partisan, objective point of view, provoking independent thought and enabling readers to reach their own educated conclusions and opinions. Written by two experts in the fields of political science, public policy, media law, and civil liberties, the work explores the key role of modern news and entertainment media in contributing to public misunderstanding of individual rights and liberties. The authors also apply and interpret data from public opinion surveys to further examine public beliefs about the Bill of Rights and closely connect the analysis of misperceptions to existing political beliefs.
Author : Randy E. Barnett,Josh Blackman
Publisher : Aspen Publishing
Page : 758 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781543858082
The 2022 Supplement contains excerpts from cases decided during the October 2021 Term. New to the 2022 Edition: City of Austin, Texas v. Reagan National Advertising of Austin, LLC Shurtleff v. Boston United States v. Jose Luis Vaello Madero New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc v. Bruen Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization Kennedy v. Bremerton School District
Author : Herbert J. Storing
Publisher : American Enterprise Institute
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0844738409
In this definitive collection, the writings of Herbert J. Storing have been assembled into six categories: the Founding Fathers and their legacy; race relations in America; rights and the public interest; bureaucracy and big government; statesmanship and the presidency; and liberal education. With profound understanding and incisive prose, Herbert J. Storing elucidates the nature and enduring importance of America's deepest political principles. His work is presented here with the thoughtful care and organization of one of his students - Joseph M. Bessette.
Author : Deak Nabers
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2006-08-07
Category : History
ISBN : 0801883504
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Author : Sanford Levinson,Jack M. Balkin,Akhil Reed Amar,Reva B. Siegel,Cristina M. Rodríguez
Publisher : Aspen Publishing
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-05
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781543858174
PROCESSES CONSTITUTIONAL DECISIONMAKING: CASE MATERIAL 2022 SUPP