9781108723671-1108723675-Our Democratic First Amendment

Our Democratic First Amendment

ISBN-13: 9781108723671
ISBN-10: 1108723675
Author: Ashutosh Bhagwat
Publication date: 2020
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback 174 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781108723671
ISBN-10: 1108723675
Author: Ashutosh Bhagwat
Publication date: 2020
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback 174 pages

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Our Democratic First Amendment (ISBN-13: 9781108723671 and ISBN-10: 1108723675), written by authors Ashutosh Bhagwat, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2020. With an overall rating of 4.4 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Our Democratic First Amendment (Paperback, Used) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.21.

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The First Amendment to the US Constitution protects free speech, freedom of the press, freedom of association and assembly, and the right to petition the government. Why did the Framers protect these particular rights? What role were these rights intended to play in our democracy? And what force do they retain in today's world? In this highly readable account, Ashutosh Bhagwat explores the answers to these questions. The first part of the book looks at the history of the First Amendment, early political conflicts over its meaning, and the lessons to be learned from those events about the nature of our system of government. The second part applies those lessons to our modern, fractious democracy as it has evolved in the age of the Internet and social media. Now as then, the key to maintaining that democracy, it turns out, is an active citizenry that fully embraces the First Amendment.

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