Our Democratic First Amendment
| Author | : Ashutosh A. Bhagwat |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2020 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1108676375 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781108676373 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Our Democratic First Amendment by : Ashutosh A. Bhagwat
Download or read book Our Democratic First Amendment written by Ashutosh A. Bhagwat and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This chapter looks at the history and meaning of the two most familiar provisions of the First Amendment, and indeed of the entire Constitution: Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the Press. The importance of free speech and a free press to a functioning democracy is not seriously controverted, which is why in the modern era-meaning, essentially, since the late 1960s-there has been a broad consensus across the political spectrum that robust enforcement of these rights is essential"--
