Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

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Which of the following definitions best matches with what "Civil Liberties" are? Options: Privileges that can be revoked by the government., Regulations that limit individual freedoms for security., Rights granted only to citizens of a country., Freedoms that come from the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution (the Bill of Rights)

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Freedoms that come from the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution (the Bill of Rights)

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What was George Mason's contribution as a Civil Liberties leader in the United States?

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George Mason contributed to civil liberties by drafting the Virginia Declaration of Rights, which inspired the U.S. Bill of Rights.

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Identify the Civil Liberties leader who is famously known for writing both the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights:

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James Madison

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John Locke is known for his political thought of natural rights (Life, Liberty, and Property). He conveyed these thoughts through his published book Two Treatises on Government, this is an example of which strategy being used?

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Public Awareness Campaign

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What Civil Liberties strategy did Thomas Jefferson use to write the Declaration of Independence?

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Civil Disobedience

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The idea of Civil Rights are derived from what part of the U.S. Constitution?

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14th Amendment

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Which of the following individuals is a well-known leader of the Women's Suffrage Movement? Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sojourner Truth, Alice Paul, Susan B. Anthony

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Susan B. Anthony

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Which of the following people are known to be one of the major leaders of the Civil Rights Movement? Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Lewis

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John Lewis

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Brown v. Board of Education (1954) was a United States Supreme Court case that legally ended segregation in public schools. This is a primary example of what strategy being used?

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Legal Action

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The Double "V" Campaign was a public push by African Americans to push for victory in World War II and victory for equality back home on American Soil.  This is a primary example of which civil rights strategy?

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Public Awareness Campaign