Free expression and democracy in America: a history
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1. Verfasser: Feldman, Stephen M. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chicago University of Chicago Press 2008
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 473-538) and index
Democracy and free expression -- Republican democracy from the Revolution through the Civil War -- Free expression in the early years -- The Sedition Act controversy -- Free expression in the nineteenth century to 1865 -- Republican democracy from Reconstruction through 1920 -- Free expression, American society, and the Supreme Court -- Free expression during the World War I era -- Transition to pluralist democracy -- Pluralist democracy and judicial review -- Free expression, pluralist democracy, and the Supreme Court -- The traditions of dissent and suppression in the pluralist democratic regime -- Open questions
From the 1798 Sedition Act to the war on terror, numerous presidents, members of Congress, Supreme Court justices, and local officials have endorsed the silencing of free expression. If the connection between democracy and the freedom of speech is such a vital one, why would so many governmental leaders seek to quiet their citizens? Free Expression and Democracy traces two rival traditions in American culture--suppression of speech and dissent as a form of speech--to provide an unparalleled overview of the law, history, and politics of individual rights in the United States. Charting the course
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ISBN:9780226240749
0226240746

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