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Title: In Our Defense by C Kennedy ISBN: 0-380-71720-4 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 March, 1992 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Fantastic, an easy reader
Comment: I am a senior, and I had to read this book for my ap government class during the summer. At first I thought that I was not going to like it, but it turned out to be a teriffic book. It gave me a greater understanding of the Bill of Rights.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good Basic Explanations
Comment: Alderman and Kennedy have put together useful explanations of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution. They have purposely simplified the concepts and eliminated elements that might provide richer historical detail but would also serve to confuse a reader without a legal background. "In Our Defense" succeeds as an introduction to the Bill of Rights. It does not go into great detail about the framers' intent, although there is some background in several of the cases. It does not explain how appelate courts or the Supreme Court operate, how precedents accumulate, or define legal concepts (concurring, dissenting, etc.). It does, however, detail each of the ten amendments, and provide a case study for each, demonstrating how the rights are interpreted, how they are limited, and how the law evolves over time.
A good book, particularly with issues such as abortion, handgun control, and flag burning on the front pages of the newspapers. Readers can obtain a basic grounding in constitutional principles.
Rating: 5
Summary: Entertaining and Informative
Comment: I was assigned this book as supplementary reading for my AP government class, and while some of my friends didn't like it, I loved and am now re-reading it.
The authors admit that their intent was 1) to make people see the Bill of Rights as more than a legal document, but a guideline created by framers who had no idea how different the nation would be centuries later, and 2) to make people think.
For each of the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution, the authors pick a case, usually criminal, and discuss it in relation to the amendment. They choose their cases carefully, and all are thought-provoking.
The Bill of Rights was created to protect the people from the government, and includes several rights delegated to those accused of crimes. However, in one poignant case, the right to confront the witness is used to declare an accused child molester's trial invalid. However, the book also lists many instances in which the Bill of Rights served as the final defense in a couple accused of Communism during the McCarthy era.
While some may find the book boring, because they're not interested in hearing about politics, many would find this book enjoyable to read, especially if they are interested in law.
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Title: The Right to Privacy by Caroline Kennedy, Ellen Alderman ISBN: 0679744347 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 04 February, 1997 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: A Detailed Analysis of the Constitution (Seventh Edition) by Edward F. Cooke ISBN: 0742522385 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield (Non NBN) Pub. Date: August, 2002 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: WHY AMERICANS HATE POLITICS: THE DEATH OF THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS by E.J. Dionne ISBN: 0671778773 Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1992 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Hardball : How Politics Is Played Told By One Who Knows The Game by Chris Matthews ISBN: 0684845598 Publisher: Free Press Pub. Date: 02 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Profiles in Courage for Our Time by Caroline Kennedy ISBN: 0786867930 Publisher: Hyperion Press Pub. Date: May, 2002 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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