NCJ Number
8685
Date Published
1972
Length
63 pages
Annotation
MAJOR POINTS OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS ARE CONSIDERED, AS THESE RIGHTS WERE INTERPRETED PREVIOUSLY IN AMERICAN HISTORY AND AS THEY STAND TODAY.
Abstract
HABEAS CORPUS, FREEDOM OF SPEECH, RELIGION, AND ASSEMBLY, DUE PROCESS, AND TRIAL BY JURY ARE AMONG THE RIGHTS COVERED. EACH SECTION BEGINS WITH AN ACTUAL CASE WHICH THE SUPREME COURT HAS DECIDED REGARDING A PARTICULAR RIGHT. THE READER IS ASKED TO JUDGE THE CASE, BALANCING HIS SENSE OF ORDER WITH HIS SENSE OF JUSTICE. THE READER'S JUDGMENT THEN MAY BE COMPARED WITH THE ACTUAL DECISION OF THE COURT. THIS METHOD POINTS VP THE LACK OF A CLEAR DISTINCTION BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG AND THE CONFLICTS BETWEEN DIFFERENT TYPES OF RIGHTS IN CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES. DISCUSSION OF THE COURT DECISIONS IS FOLLOWED BY THE HISTORICAL ORIGINS OF THE SPECIAL ASPECT OF AMERICAN LIBERTY BEING CONSIDERED IN EACH CASE.