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Standard and Short Edition:
1 American Political Culture
2 The Founding and the Constitution
3 Federalism
4 Civil Liberties
5 Civil Rights
6 Public Opinion
7 The Media
8 Political Participation and Voting
9 Political Parties
10 Campaigns and Elections
11 Groups and Interests
12 Congress
13 The Presidency
14 Bureaucracy In A Democracy
15 The Federal Courts
16 Government and Economy
17 Social Policy
18 Foreign Policy and Democracy
Texas Edition:
19 The Political Culture, People, and Economy of Texas
20 The Texas Constitution
21 Parties and Elections in Texas
22 Interest Groups, Lobbying, and Lobbyists
23 The Texas Legislature
24 The Texas Executive Branch
25 The Texas Judiciary
26 Local Government in Texas
27 Public Policy in Texas

Chapter 4: Civil Liberties

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What You Can Do

There is something you can do that might make a difference. Amnesty International (AI), a worldwide organization for human rights, maintains a Web site at www.amnesty.org.

Each month it features several worldwide appeals, current stories of civil liberties violations. A short summary of the issue is provided, along with an address where you can send a letter of appeal. The Web site even gives directions on how to write an appropriate letter. Writing a letter will only take a few minutes for you, but it could help save the life of an innocent person somewhere in the world. While you're doing this, check to see if your campus has an AI chapter that you can join. Or, you and your friends in this class could start a campus chapter.




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