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The United States Constitution in Film : Part of Our National Culture.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Politics, Literature, and Film SeriesPublisher: Lanham : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (315 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781498549127
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The United States Constitution in FilmDDC classification:
  • 791.4365540973
LOC classification:
  • PN1995.9.J8 .K377 2018
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Congress -- 2 The Presidency -- 3 Supreme Court Justices and Federal Judges -- 4 The Freedom of and from Religion -- 5 The Freedoms of Speech and Press -- 6 The Right to Keep and Bear Arms -- 7 The Rights of Criminal Suspects against Police -- 8 The Rights of the Criminally Accused in Court -- 9 The Rights of the Convicted -- 10 Equal Protection of the Law -- 11 Freedom and the Right to Privacy -- 12 The Right to Vote -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Authors.
Summary: This book analyzes how films have accurately or inaccurately portrayed the powers, rights, and freedoms within the U.S. Constitution, and it also explores how filmmakers' lessons about the Constitution have changed over time. This book would make an excellent addition to a course or research on constitutional law or film analysis.
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Congress -- 2 The Presidency -- 3 Supreme Court Justices and Federal Judges -- 4 The Freedom of and from Religion -- 5 The Freedoms of Speech and Press -- 6 The Right to Keep and Bear Arms -- 7 The Rights of Criminal Suspects against Police -- 8 The Rights of the Criminally Accused in Court -- 9 The Rights of the Convicted -- 10 Equal Protection of the Law -- 11 Freedom and the Right to Privacy -- 12 The Right to Vote -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Authors.

This book analyzes how films have accurately or inaccurately portrayed the powers, rights, and freedoms within the U.S. Constitution, and it also explores how filmmakers' lessons about the Constitution have changed over time. This book would make an excellent addition to a course or research on constitutional law or film analysis.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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