Constitutional Literacy
A Twenty-First Century Imperative
Seiten
2016
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1st ed. 2016
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-137-56798-7 (ISBN)
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-137-56798-7 (ISBN)
This book considers the status of constitutional literacy in the United States along with ways to assess and improve it. Based on the author’s decades of teaching in law enforcement agencies around the country, this book argues for the moral and pragmatic value of constitutional literacy and its application in twenty-first century society.
This book considers the status of constitutional literacy in the United States along with ways to assess and improve it. The author argues that pervasive constitutional illiteracy is a problem for both law enforcement agencies and for ordinary citizens. Based on the author’s decades of teaching in law enforcement agencies around the country, this book argues for the moral and pragmatic value of constitutional literacy and its application in twenty-first century society.
This book considers the status of constitutional literacy in the United States along with ways to assess and improve it. The author argues that pervasive constitutional illiteracy is a problem for both law enforcement agencies and for ordinary citizens. Based on the author’s decades of teaching in law enforcement agencies around the country, this book argues for the moral and pragmatic value of constitutional literacy and its application in twenty-first century society.
Christopher Dreisbach is Associate Professor, Faculty Lead, and Director of applied ethics and humanities for the Division of Public Safety Leadership in the School of Education at Johns Hopkins University, USA. He lectures on ethics for law enforcement agencies and has published widely on ethics, logic, education, dreams, and Collingwood.
Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: The Nature of Constitutional Literacy.- Chapter 3: The Lack of Constitutional Literacy.- Chapter 4: The Value of Constitutional Literacy.- Chapter 5: Assessing Constitutional Literacy.- Chapter 6: Improving Constitutional Literacy.- Chapter 7: Conclusion.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 26.10.2016 |
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| Zusatzinfo | XI, 241 p. |
| Verlagsort | Basingstoke |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
| Themenwelt | Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht |
| Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Allgemeine Soziologie | |
| Schlagworte | civic responsibility • civics education • Constitution • constitutional literacy • Oath of office |
| ISBN-10 | 1-137-56798-8 / 1137567988 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-137-56798-7 / 9781137567987 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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