In the last generation, the federal government and Supreme Court have gained an enormous amount of power at the expense of individual and state rights. Americans have become increasingly ignorant of their constitutional freedoms, so much so that most people don't even realize it when a legislative o
Understanding Your Right to Assemble
โ Scribed by Carol Hand
- Publisher
- Rosen Publishing Group
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 114
- Series
- Personal Freedom and Civic Duty Ser.
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
With the Occupy Wall Street movement still fresh in the minds of many across the nation, no part of the Constitution is more important to that cause than the Freedom of Assembly. This guide to that freedom takes a sweeping approach, going back to the dawn of democracy and the signing of the Magna Carta and then discussing how people are affected in modern times and with modern issues. It hits some of the most controversial moments and issues in a fact-filled format that still manages to be an entertaining read for any historian or modern activist.
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