Civil Rights & Civil Liberties

Where do our rights as Americans come from? Choose all that apply

• Government

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

What are natural rights as according to Jefferson

• Property

• Life

• Liberty

• pursuit of happiness

An individual has the right to freedom until

• they use their rights to promote patriotism
• their freedom effects someone else
• they gain too much power
• the government intervenes

Civil liberties are....

• postive actions of the government

• things only AMERICANS have

• protections AGAINST the Government

• only given to men

Civil Rights are

• postive actions of the government

• Rights given to non americans

• Rights given in Declaration of Independences

• Idea by Thomas Hobbs

What were the Pentagon Papers?

• Negative action by government during VIetnam War reveled by the New York Times

• Military officals reports on Civil Rights violations

Which amendment said anyone born in United States is a citizen in 1868?

• 13th Amendment
• 14th Amendment
• 15th Amendment

Read Passage and choose correct answer

"Section 1.All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

What does the passage say about citizenship?

• That government can not deny people of their rights

• It says that not all people have rights

• It says that immigrates are not portected by American Laws

• Says that their are exceptions to the bill of Rights

What does this phototgraph show about the treatment of African Americans in the South After Reconstruction? Which Amendment does it violate? Is that a Civil Right or Civil Liberty that is violated? (5-7 sentences)