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We the People 5th edition by Benjamin Ginsberg, Theodore J. Lowi and Margaret Weir

The Bill of Rights. The first ten amendments to the Constitution constitute the Bill of Rights.These amendments were designed to protect the basic freedoms of American citizens.The meanings and applications of these rights have changed over time as judicial interpretations of these freedoms has

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We the People 5th edition by Benjamin Ginsberg, Theodore J. Lowi and Margaret Weir

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    1. We the People 5th edition by Benjamin Ginsberg, Theodore J. Lowi and Margaret Weir Chapter 4. Civil Liberties

    2. The Bill of Rights The first ten amendments to the Constitution constitute the Bill of Rights. These amendments were designed to protect the basic freedoms of American citizens. The meanings and applications of these rights have changed over time as judicial interpretations of these freedoms has changed.

    3. Freedoms The freedoms included in the Bill of Rights include: the right to free speech the right to the free exercise of religion prohibitions against unreasonable searches and seizures guarantees of the due process of law the right to privacy

    4. The Bill of Rights: A Charter of Liberties Although we tend to use the terms interchangeably, a useful distinction can be made between civil liberties and civil rights.

    5. Rights and Liberties CIVIL LIBERTIES are protections of citizens from unwarranted government action. CIVIL RIGHTS describe government’s responsibility to protect citizens.

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