In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action
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In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action is a nonfiction book that uses real-life court cases and stories to explain and illustrate the meaning and impact of the U.S. Bill of Rights.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action Context triple: [Caroline Kennedy, notableWork, In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action]
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A.
The Man Versus the State
The Man Versus the State is a political philosophy book by Herbert Spencer that critiques government intervention and defends individual liberty and limited state power.
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B.
Voices of Freedom
Voices of Freedom is a collection of antislavery poems by John Greenleaf Whittier that powerfully advocated for the abolitionist cause in 19th-century America.
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C.
The American Way
The American Way is a 1939 Broadway patriotic pageant-play co-written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman that dramatizes the experiences of an immigrant family across generations in the United States.
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D.
Beyond Freedom and Dignity
Beyond Freedom and Dignity is a controversial 1971 book by behaviorist B. F. Skinner that argues human behavior is best shaped through environmental conditioning rather than notions of free will or moral autonomy.
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E.
The Right to Read
"The Right to Read" is a short story by Richard Stallman that warns about the dangers of restrictive digital rights management and the loss of freedoms in a future where sharing digital works is criminalized.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action Target entity description: In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action is a nonfiction book that uses real-life court cases and stories to explain and illustrate the meaning and impact of the U.S. Bill of Rights.
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A.
The Man Versus the State
The Man Versus the State is a political philosophy book by Herbert Spencer that critiques government intervention and defends individual liberty and limited state power.
-
B.
Voices of Freedom
Voices of Freedom is a collection of antislavery poems by John Greenleaf Whittier that powerfully advocated for the abolitionist cause in 19th-century America.
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C.
The American Way
The American Way is a 1939 Broadway patriotic pageant-play co-written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman that dramatizes the experiences of an immigrant family across generations in the United States.
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D.
Beyond Freedom and Dignity
Beyond Freedom and Dignity is a controversial 1971 book by behaviorist B. F. Skinner that argues human behavior is best shaped through environmental conditioning rather than notions of free will or moral autonomy.
-
E.
The Right to Read
"The Right to Read" is a short story by Richard Stallman that warns about the dangers of restrictive digital rights management and the loss of freedoms in a future where sharing digital works is criminalized.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book about law
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book about the United States Constitution ⓘ nonfiction book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
explain the meaning of the U.S. Bill of Rights
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illustrate the impact of the U.S. Bill of Rights ⓘ |
| author |
Caroline Kennedy
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Ellen Alderman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coversTopic |
cruel and unusual punishment
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freedom of religion ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ rights of the accused ⓘ search and seizure ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
supplementary text in civics courses
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supplementary text in constitutional law courses ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Eighth Amendment rights
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Fifth Amendment rights ⓘ First Amendment rights ⓘ Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
surface form:
Fourth Amendment rights
individual liberties ⓘ limits on government power ⓘ |
| format | print ⓘ |
| genre |
constitutional law
ⓘ
legal nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
Caroline Kennedy
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Ellen Alderman ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | pro–civil liberties ⓘ |
| intendedFunction | to show how constitutional rights affect everyday life ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Bill of Rights
ⓘ
United States Constitution ⓘ Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
United States Supreme Court
civil liberties in the United States ⓘ civil rights in the United States ⓘ constitutional law cases ⓘ |
| notableFor |
accessible explanations of constitutional rights
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use of case studies to explain amendments ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1991 ⓘ |
| publisher | William Morrow and Company ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Right to Privacy (Harvard Law Review article, 1890)
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surface form:
The Right to Privacy
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| setting |
United States law
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surface form:
United States legal system
|
| structure | organized around the amendments in the Bill of Rights ⓘ |
| subjectOf | book reviews in major U.S. newspapers ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers
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students of American government ⓘ |
| uses |
narrative stories
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real-life court cases ⓘ |
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