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An in-depth look at the United States Constitution and how it has been interpreted to apply to marriage rights. Focuses on legislation in the United States pertaining to same-sex marriage, how laws about marriage rights affect people's lives, and how this legal issue has evolved over time.
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An in-depth look at the United States Constitution and how it has been interpreted to apply to religious freedom and the separation between church and state. Focuses on legislation in the United States pertaining to religion, how laws about the practice of religion affect people's lives, and how this legal issue has evolved over time.
52) School policies
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A collection of essays which discuss different opinions on various school policies.
53) Civil liberties
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Presents a collection of sixteen controversial essays that debate the issues of civil liberties in America, and discusses the amendment to ban flag burning, media censorship, internet filters, racial profiling, and the Patriot Act.
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"In the most ambitious one-volume American history in decades, award-winning historian Jill Lepore offers a magisterial account of the origins and rise of a divided nation. The American experiment rests on three ideas--"these truths," Jefferson called them--political equality, natural rights, and the sovereignty of the people. And it rests, too, "on a dedication to inquiry, fearless and unflinching," writes Jill Lepore in a groundbreaking investigation...
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"Something is going wrong on many college campuses in the last few years. Rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide are rising. Speakers are shouted down. Students and professors say they are walking on eggshells and afraid to speak honestly. How did this happen? First Amendment expert Greg Lukianoff and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt show how the new problems on campus have their origins in three terrible ideas that have become increasingly woven...
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Students extract key ideas and details through informational text that helps them improve their critical reading skills. They can evaluate actions and events in the substantive topic of equal rights, including learning about the fight for the rights of African Americans and other racial minorities, womens rights, and LGBT rights. The U.S. Constitution laid the groundwork for equal rights in America, including the possible future expansion of rights....