Desperate Times, Desperate Measures: Executive Powers, Individual Rights, and Guantanamo Bay Prison

Autor/inn/en	O'Brien, Jason L.; Barbieri, Kyle T.
Titel	Desperate Times, Desperate Measures: Executive Powers, Individual Rights, and Guantanamo Bay Prison
Quelle	In: Social Education, 76 (2012) 5, S.261-262 (3 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7724
Schlagwörter	Thinking Skills; Civil Rights; Foreign Countries; Democracy; Correctional Institutions; National Security; Court Litigation; Political Power; Political Attitudes; Political Issues; Controversial Issues (Course Content); Social Studies; Teaching Methods; United States History; Cuba + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Denkfähigkeit; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Ausland; Demokratie; Jugendstrafvollzug; National territory; Security; Staatsgebiet; Sicherheit; Rechtsstreit; Politische Macht; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Politischer Faktor; Controversial issues; Kontroverse; Gemeinschaftskunde; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kuba
Abstract	In the recent past, and especially since September 11, 2001, many democratic nations have been forced to deal with the threat of attacks on their land. Former U.S. President George W. Bush famously labeled this challenge the "War on Terror." Examining how nations address this issue offers a golden opportunity for social studies teachers to increase the critical thinking skills of their students regarding violations of human rights, while clarifying their position on governmental power in times of crisis. To demonstrate how teachers can effectively use post-9/11 events in the classroom, this article focuses on the executive decisions and court cases pertaining to the U.S. military prison located in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The controversy surrounding the treatment of prisoners detained at Guantanamo illustrates the difficulty a constitutional democracy faces when balancing national security demands against the constitutional rights of detainees. (Contains 2 online resources and 21 notes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10