Civil liberties
What is Civil liberties?
Freedoms protected from government action.
What are civil Rights?
Equal treatment and equal protection under the law.
A student writes an article for the school newspaper criticizing a government policy.
Liberty or Right?
Liberty
What was the Brown v. The Board of Education
A court case that established the "separate but equal" standard were unconstitutional
What was the Civil Rights Act?
An act that prohibited discrimination in public places.
A qualified voter is prevented from voting because of their race.
Is this a Civil liberty
No its a civil right
True or False
Rights keep you from being able to vote.
False
Equal access to public accommodations
Rights
What amendment did the brown vs The board of Education case rely on?
The 14th
What were freedom rides?
Bus trips through the south in 1961
True or false: Freedom of speech is a civil liberty
True
Can the government take rights away from you?
No
Freedom of the press
Liberties
What was a civil rights protest where African Americans were refusing to ride city buses in Alabama
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Who was this act proposed by?
President John F. Kennedy
A public school cannot legally deny students an education based on race.
Rights
The government prevents a peaceful group from holding a protest because officials disagree with
its political message.
Liberties