Civil Liberties 101
These are limitations on government power intended to act as a shield for our fundamental freedoms.
What are civil liberties?
The First Amendment protects this specific freedom in two completely different ways.
What is Freedom of Religion?
The Fifth Amendment protects citizens from self-incrimination and protects against being tried twice for the same crime.
What is Double Jeopardy?
This amendment protects rights not explicitly written on the page, such as the right to marry and raise a family.
What is the Ninth Amendment?
Civil liberties are never permanently fixed; They require constant interpretation by this branch of government.
What is the Judicial Branch?
This term refers to guarantees that the government will treat all people equally.
What is civil rights?
This First Amendment clause prevents the government from creating a state-sponsored religion.
What is the Establishment Clause?
This amendment bans unreasonably high bail and cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the Eighth Amendment?
This amendment focuses on the structural balance of power by reserving undelegated powers to the states.
What is the Tenth Amendment?
Courts must constantly balance individual privacy against government surveillance programs, which are often justified by concerns over this.
What is National Security?
The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution because this political group was terrified that the national government would diminish individual freedoms.
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
The First Amendment clause prevents the government from suppressing individual religious practices.
What is the Free Exercise Clause?
This landmark case required police to explicitly inform suspects of their rights before questioning them.
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
The 9th & 10th Amendments help form this implied right, which paved the way for modern rulings on reproductive rights and marriage equality.
What is the "Right to Privacy?"
Without strict constitutional boundaries, this entity could easily abuse its power and overstep into the lives of regular citizens.
What is the Government?
This is the critical process where the Supreme Court gradually applied civil liberties to the states.
What is Selective Incorporation?
The Second Amendment contains a brief text regarding this group alongside the right to keep and bear arms.
What is a "Well Regulated Militia?"
The Sixth Amendment guarantees a fair trial, an unbiased jury, and the right to this.
What is legal counsel?
The implied right to privacy was legally established in this 1965 case that struck down a state law banning contraceptives.
What is Griswold v. Connecticut?
Our presentation highlighted the continuous, real-time tension between state sovereignty and this type of supremacy.
What is Federal Supremacy?
Selective incorporation was achieved through this specific constitutional amendment.
What is the Fourteenth Amendment?
The Second Amendment remains an intensely debated political issue today, deeply dividing the public due to this tragic reality.
What is Gun Violence?
This Supreme Court case ensured anyone accused of a serious crime must be provided a lawyer even if they cannot afford one.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
Thanks to the 10th Amendment, states can guarantee liberties more broadly than the federal government, such as implementing state-level protections for this medical substance.
What is Medical Marijuana?
As technology rapidly advances, courts will have to continually re-evaluate this specific amendment to address digital data privacy, cellphone tracking, and internet surveillance.
What is the Fourth Amendment?