Bill of Rights in Modern America After 200 Years

Name: Bill of Rights in Modern America After 200 Years
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ISBN: 9780253207678

ISBN-10: 0253207673

ISBN-13: 9780253207678

Edition: 1993

Authors: David J. Bodenhamer, James W. Ely, James W. Ely

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Book details

List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 2/1/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Introduction




The Myth and Reality of Rights


Rights Consciousness in American History



The Explosion and Erosion of Rights




Modern Rights in Controversy


Symbolic Speech and the First Amendment



Church and State: The Religion Clauses



Public Safety and the Right to Bear Arms



The Enigmatic Place of Property Rights in Modern Constitutional Thought



Reversing the Revolution: Rights of the Accused in a Conservative Age



Police Practices and the Bill of Rights



The "Cruel and Unusual Punishment" Clause: A Limit on the Power to Punish or Constitutional Rhetoric?



Equal Protection and Affirmative Action




Rights Remembered, Revised, and Extended


A Ninth Amendment for Today's Constitution



Of Floors and Ceilings: The New Federalism and State Bills of Rights



Notes


Bibliographic Essays


Contributors


Table of Cases


Index