Fights for Rights

Americans live in a country where laws, not kings or elected officials, decide right and wrong. From the very beginning Americans have fought against laws that seemed unfair. Fights for Rights, a book for adult literacy students, offers an introduction to some of our constitutional rights.In straightforward, easy-to-read prose, Ronald Eades tells the stories of significant events and court cases in our nation's ongoing struggle for fair and equal rights for all citizens. After a brief description of the origins and significance of documents such as the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights, he discusses legal cases that clarified freedom of speech, freedom of religion, the rights of criminal defendants, and guaranteed constitutional rights for African Americans and for women.

Riassunto

It is easy to forget the difficulties many of our ancestors faced when fighting for the rights we now enjoy. Fights for Rights explains our everyday rights of free speech and religion, the rights of the accused, and how our Constitution guarantees these rights for all people, including women and African Americans.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ronald W Eades, Ronald W. Eades
• Editore: University Press of Kentucky
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 03.08.2000
• EAN: 9780813109121
• ISBN: 978-0-8131-0912-1
• Pagine: 64
• Dimensioni: 140 mm x 216 mm x 3 mm
• Peso: 97 g
• Serie: New Books for New Readers
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Libri sul benessere, vita quotidiana > Guide pratiche; Libri scolastici > Corsi per adulti / università popolare > Materiali per università popolare / materiali per corsi di lingua; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Diritto internazionale, diritto degli stranieri