Flunking democracy : schools, courts, and civic participation /

The 2016 presidential election campaign and its aftermath have underscored worrisome trends in the present state of our democracy: the extreme polarisation of the electorate, the dismissal of people with opposing views, and the widespread acceptance and circulation of one-sided and factually erroneo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rebell, Michael A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
Temas:
Civics > Study and teaching > Law and legislation > United States.
Courts > Social aspects > United States.
Judicial process > United States.
Tribunaux > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Processus judiciaire > États-Unis.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Civics > Study and teaching > Law and legislation.
Courts > Social aspects.
Judicial process.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The civic participation crisis and the civic empowerment gap
  • Civic participation and the federal courts
  • Civic participation and the state courts
  • A conceptual framework for preparing students for civic participation
  • Education for civic participation in the twenty-first century
  • Advancing civic preparation through the state courts
  • Advancing civic preparation through the federal courts
  • The legitimacy of the courts' role.

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