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Civil rights and liberties : provocative questions and evolving answers / / Harold J. Sullivan
| Civil rights and liberties : provocative questions and evolving answers / / Harold J. Sullivan |
| Autore | Sullivan Harold J (Harold Joseph) |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (220 p.) |
| Disciplina | 342.7308/5 |
| Soggetto topico | Civil rights - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-317-34948-2
1-315-66456-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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?"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461114203321 |
Sullivan Harold J (Harold Joseph)
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Civil rights and liberties : provocative questions and evolving answers / / Harold J. Sullivan
| Civil rights and liberties : provocative questions and evolving answers / / Harold J. Sullivan |
| Autore | Sullivan Harold J (Harold Joseph) |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (220 p.) |
| Disciplina | 342.7308/5 |
| Soggetto topico | Civil rights - United States |
| ISBN |
1-317-34948-2
1-315-66456-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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?"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797504303321 |
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Sullivan Harold J (Harold Joseph)
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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