Chapter 4: Civil Liberties
Chapter Outline
A Brief History of the Bill of Rights
- Nationalizing the Bill of Rights
The First Amendment and Freedom of Religion
- Separation Between Church and State
- Free Exercise of Religion
The First Amendment and Freedom of Speech and the Press
- Absolutely Protected Speech
- Freedom of the Press
- Conditionally Protected Speech
The Second Amendment and the Right to Bear Arms
Rights of the Criminally Accused
- The Fourth Amendment and Searches and Seizures
- The Fifth Amendment
- The Sixth Amendment and the Right to Counsel
- The Eighth Amendment and Cruel and Unusual Punishment
The Right to Privacy
Thinking Critically about the Future of Civil Liberties
What You Can Do: Defend Liberty
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- Interactive Politics Simulation
- You Decide Exercise
- Questions for Discussion and Thought
- What Government Does Exercise
- Get Involved Exercise
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