The Bill of Rights in Modern America: Revised and Expanded

by James W. Ely Jr. and David J. Bodenhamer

Book Overview

This newly revised and expanded edition of The Bill of Rights in Modern America captures the contentious national debate about the nature and extent of our individual rights. Free speech, the separation of church and state, public safety and gun control, property rights, the rights of criminals and victims, the limits of law enforcement, the death penalty, affirmative action, the right to privacy, abortion, states' rights--the Bill of Rights...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253219914
• ISBN13: 9780253219916
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher