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Misreading the Bill of Rights: Top Ten Myths Concerning Your Rights and Liberties

Misreading the Bill of Rights: Top Ten Myths Concerning Your Rights and Liberties

Goidel, Kirby
Freeman, Craig
Smentkowski, Brian

Hardcover

General LawGeneral Political ScienceSocial Movements

ISBN10: 1440832331
ISBN13: 9781440832338
Publisher: Praeger
Published: Mar 30 2015
Pages: 272
Weight: 1.40
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.40 Depth: 9.30
Language: English

The Bill of Rights--the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution--are widely misunderstood by many Americans. This book explores the widely held myths about the Bill of Rights, how these myths originated, why they have persisted, and the implications for contemporary politics and policy.

Interestingly, most Americans today--even professional political commentators--misinterpret or misunderstand what the Bill of Rights' intended meaning and purposes were. Culturally ingrained myths about the Bill of Rights have helped to define what it means to be an American but also limited the range of political debate and justified unfair and unequal treatment of minorities. This book addresses the top ten myths regarding the Bill of Rights from the standpoint of public understanding (and misunderstanding) from a non-partisan, objective point of view, provoking independent thought and enabling readers to reach their own educated conclusions and opinions.

Written by two experts in the fields of political science, public policy, media law, and civil liberties, the work explores the key role of modern news and entertainment media in contributing to public misunderstanding of individual rights and liberties. The authors also apply and interpret data from public opinion surveys to further examine public beliefs about the Bill of Rights and closely connect the analysis of misperceptions to existing political beliefs.

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