Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ509193
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0882-228X
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Taking a Stand for Speech.
Moore, Wayne D.
OAH Magazine of History, v9 n2 p19-25 Win 1995
Asserts that freedom of speech issues were among the first major confrontations in U.S. constitutional law. Maintains that lessons from the controversies surrounding the Sedition Act of 1798 have continuing practical relevance. Describes and discusses the significance of freedom of speech to the U.S. political system. (CFR)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Colonial History (United States), Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Court Judges, Court Litigation, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal State Relationship, Freedom of Speech, History Instruction, Law Related Education, Libel and Slander, News Media, Social Studies, United States History
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: United States Constitution
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