Civil rights and liberties : provocative questions and evolving answers / / Harold J. Sullivan

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910461114203321
• Autore: Sullivan Harold J (Harold Joseph)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016
• ISBN: 1-317-34948-2; 1-315-66456-9
• Edizione: [Second edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (220 p.)
• Disciplina: 342.7308/5
• Soggetti: Civil rights - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: First published 2005 by Pearson Education, Inc.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments to the Second Edition""; ""Chapter One Introduction: Judicial Defense of Civil Liberties and Civil Rights""; ""What Courts Do""; ""How Do We Know What the Constitution Means?""; ""The Fourteenth Amendment and the "Incorporation" of the Bill of Rights""; ""A Hierarchy of Rights and Liberties""; ""The Checkered History of Judicial Defense of Rights and Liberties""; ""Legislative Protections for Rights and Liberties""; ""Continuing Controversy: Why So Many Questions?""; ""References""""Chapter Two The First Amendment and Freedom of Expression""; ""Introduction""; ""Question 1 What is "freedom of speech"?""; ""Question 2 How has the Court justified limits on the expression of ideas?""; ""Question 3 Shouldn't we ban dangerous ideas?""; ""Question 4 May the government punish those who engage in "hate speech"?""; ""Question 5 Why must society tolerate obscenity?""; ""Question 6 Why does the government permit sexually explicit material to invade our homes over the Internet?""; ""Question 7 Why not require that people in public debate tell the truth?""; ""Question 8 How is burning the American flag a form of free speech?""""Question 9 If flag burning is protected by the first Amendment, why is cross burning sometimes not protected?""; ""Question 10 Why should a democratic society tolerate the expression ; of views that are offensive to the majority?""; ""References""; ""Chapter Three Freedom of Religion""; ""Introduction""; ""Question 1 Why can't government help advance the religious values that the majority of Americans share?""; ""Question 2 Are there limits on a person's right to practice his or her religion?""; ""Question 3 Doesn't banning "voluntary prayer" in public schools interfere with children's freedom of religion?""""Question 4 If secular groups are allowed access to the schools, shouldn't religious groups have the same rights?""; ""Question 5 Doesn't teaching evolution in the schools amount to the establishment of secular religion?""; ""Question 6 Isn't government funding for social services provided by religious organizations endangering the constitutional separation of church and state?""; ""References""; ""Chapter Four Equality Under the Constitution""; ""Introduction""; ""Question 1 How does the Constitution make us equal?""""Question 2 If the Constitution commands "equal protection of the laws," why was racial segregation permitted for so long?""; ""Question 3 Why did the courts order "forced busing"?""; ""Question 4 Isn't "affirmative action" just another form of racial or sexual discrimination?""; ""Question 5 May government "discriminate" on the basis of race in order to advance the cause of racial diversity?""; ""Question 6 Do we still need a new Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to secure gender equality?""; ""Question 7 How do you know if you are a victim of unconstitutional discrimination?""