Freedom of Expression
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Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798
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Current Events and Issues: Law and Crime
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Political Correctness and Free Speech on Campus
The Abolitionist Movement
The Civil Rights Movement
The Civil War
The Cold War and the Red Menace
The Comstock Law
The Nazi March on Skokie
The Vietnam War
World War I
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- ISBN 9780313313844
- Weight: 652g
- Dimensions: 156 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 30 Nov 2002
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Freedom of expression is enshrined in the Constitution as a sacred right of the American people. The appeal is clear: Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech or of the press. Yet the ink had barely dried on the Constitution before the first landmark freedom of expression issue exploded onto the scene. This student resource traces 11 such issues that have polarized the nation. These events show the variety, complexity, and intensity that freedom of speech and expression issues engender.
Magee illustrates how the United States has worked through these contentious periods with American citizens' freedoms remaining intact, if not enhanced. An annotated bibliography follows each issue to provide avenues for further research, and a timeline and general bibliography provide additional reference support.
JAMES MAGEE is Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Delaware.
