
23 Civil Rights & Liberties
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History
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9th - 12th Grade
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Hard
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
______________________ are limitations placed on the government. Basically, they are things the government can't do that might interfere with your personal freedom.
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Civil Liberties
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
______ are curbs on the power of majorities to make decisions that would benefit some at the expense of others. Basically, ...guarantees of equal citizenship, and they mean that citizens are protected from discrimination by majorities.
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Civil Rights
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
________ are limits on what the government can do. For example, the First Amendment says that Congress shall make no law establishing religion.
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Substantive Liberties
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
_________ are limits on how the government can act. For example, in America in courtroom dramas, there is a presumption that someone is innocent until proven guilty.
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Procedural Liberties
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Civil liberties are contained in the "____________," which is the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
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Bill of Rights
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
The ______________ suggests that the list of liberties and/or rights in the other amendments aren't the only rights guaranteed to the people.
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Ninth Amendment
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Since civil liberties did not Constitutionally apply to state law, the _____________ and the Supreme Court ruled that states can't deny equal protection, civil rights, or due process to any citizen.
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Fourteenth Amendment
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