3.1
What are Civil Liberties?
Personal guarantees and freedoms that the government cannot abridge by law, constitution, or judicial action.
What do civil liberties sometimes conflict with?
Security, health, & order.
Name two reasons Madison argued against the BOR.
Each state already had one
Checks and balances in government would protect rights
Government could take away rights not listed
Enforcement would depend on the spirit of the age
List TWO protections stated in the BOR
Freedom of expression
Protection of private property
Guarantees of a fair trial for defendants in federal criminal trials
9th Amendment- protects rights of the people not listed
10th Amendment- reserves powers to the states
Which Supreme court case states: that the BOR only restrains the national government and not state?
Barron v. Baltimore