First Amendment Freedoms: A Reference Handbook
byMichael C. LeMay, PhD, is professor emeritus of political science at California State University, San Bernardino.
20210228
ABC-CLIO
Pages | 392 |
Topics | Birthright Citizenship;Creationism and Religious Freedom;Freedom of Assembly;Freedom of the Press;Hate Crimes;Madison, James;O'Connor, Sandra Day;O'Hair, Madalyn Murray;President Trump's Travel Ban;Sanctuary cities;Wall of Separation |
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First Amendment Freedoms: A Reference Handbook offers a comprehensive examination of the discourse on First Amendment freedom issues in an objective and unbiased manner and provides valuable data and documents to guide readers to further research on the subject.
First Amendment Freedoms: A Reference Handbook provides a comprehensive, objective, and accessible source of critically important information on the First Amendment freedoms of religion, speech, and assembly, and the post-Civil War Fourteenth Amendment. Geared for high school and college readers, it covers relevant historical events from the adoption of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights to the array of Supreme Court cases that further defined the scope and limits of First Amendment freedoms.
Composed of seven chapters, plus a glossary and index, the volume will present the background and history of the First Amendment; problems, controversies, and solutions; a perspectives chapter with nine original essay contributions; profiles of the leading actors and organizations involved in First Amendment politics; governmental data and excerpts of primary documents on the topic; and a resources chapter comprising an annotated list of the key books, scholarly journals, and nonprint sources on the topic. It closes with a detailed chronology of major events concerning First Amendment freedoms.
- Provides readers with a better understanding of the complexity of First Amendment freedoms and how those freedoms have clashed over time
- Discusses attempts to "solve" problems concerning the fundamental freedoms defined by the First Amendment and how those attempts have changed and expanded over time
- Arms readers with a detailed list and analysis of all of the major or "landmark" Supreme Court cases pertaining to each of the fundamental First Amendment freedoms
- Makes a comprehensive but objective review of more than 50 scholarly books on the topic
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First Amendment Freedoms: A Reference Handbook
Author(s): LeMay, Michael;Contributors: LeMay, Michael;Abstract:First Amendment Freedoms: A Reference Handbook offers a comprehensive examination of the discourse on First Amendment freedom issues in an objective and unbiased manner and provides valuable data and documents to guide readers to further research on the subject.
First Amendment Freedoms: A Reference Handbook provides a comprehensive, objective, and accessible source of critically important information on the First Amendment freedoms of religion, speech, and assembly, and the post-Civil War Fourteenth Amendment. Geared for high school and college readers, it covers relevant historical events from the adoption of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights to the array of Supreme Court cases that further defined the scope and limits of First Amendment freedoms.
Composed of seven chapters, plus a glossary and index, the volume will present the background and history of the First Amendment; problems, controversies, and solutions; a perspectives chapter with nine original essay contributions; profiles of the leading actors and organizations involved in First Amendment politics; governmental data and excerpts of primary documents on the topic; and a resources chapter comprising an annotated list of the key books, scholarly journals, and nonprint sources on the topic. It closes with a detailed chronology of major events concerning First Amendment freedoms.
- Provides readers with a better understanding of the complexity of First Amendment freedoms and how those freedoms have clashed over time
- Discusses attempts to "solve" problems concerning the fundamental freedoms defined by the First Amendment and how those attempts have changed and expanded over time
- Arms readers with a detailed list and analysis of all of the major or "landmark" Supreme Court cases pertaining to each of the fundamental First Amendment freedoms
- Makes a comprehensive but objective review of more than 50 scholarly books on the topic
SortTitle: first amendment freedoms: a reference handbookAuthor Info:Michael C. LeMayauthorMichael C. LeMay, PhD, is professor emeritus of political science at California State University, San Bernardino.
eISBN-13: 9781440869303Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440869303.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440869297Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 392Publication Date: 20210228Series: Contemporary World Issues- Cover Cover11
- Title Page v6
- Copyright vi7
- Contents vii8
- Preface xv16
- Chapter 1: Background and History 120
- Introduction: Why the Bill of Rights Established the First Amendment’s Freedoms 120
- Freedom of Assembly 221
- Freedom of the Press 726
- Freedom of Speech 1231
- Freedom of Religion 1736
- The Constitution and the First Amendment 2241
- The Rise of Homegrown Minority Religions 2645
- Non-Christian Minority Religions and First Amendment Freedoms 3958
- The Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause 4766
- Conclusion 4766
- Further Reading 4968
- Chapter 2: Problems, Controversies, and Solutions 5776
- Chapter 3: Perspectives 121140
- Introduction 121140
- The First Amendment and the Struggle for Civil Rights 121140
- Creationism and Religious Freedom 124143
- The First Amendment and the School House Gate: The Rise, Decline, and Uncertain Future of Student Speech Rights 130149
- Mexican Americans and the First Amendment 133152
- The Supreme Court and Freedom of Religion 137156
- The First Amendment, Bible Reading, and the Use of “Under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance 140159
- When Speech Becomes Untrustworthy 143162
- Establishment of Religion by the Free Exercise Thereof 147166
- The First Amendment and Native American Religion 151170
- Chapter 4: Profiles 157176
- Chapter 5: Data and Documents 223242
- Chapter 6: Resources 263282
- Chapter 7: Chronology 309328
- Glossary 327346
- Index 337356
- About the Author 371390