1. Unit 9; Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
An introduction

2. What is the difference between rights and liberties?
Civil Rights:
Civil Liberties
Actions taken by the government to ensure equal opportunity between groups of people; protections for groups of people
These are acts of Congress
Freedoms of the people; limitations of the powers of the government which protect the people from the government
These are identified in the Bill of Rights

3. Many liberties are identified in The Bill of Rights
Amendment II, III & IV: Security of the Person
Amendment I: The Five Freedoms
Amendments VI, VII & VIII:
Fair Trials and Punishments
Amendment V: Rights of the Accused
Amendments IX & X:
Extending the Rights

4. Selective Incorporation
The Bill of Rights was intended as protections against the Federal Government – each state already had a Bill of Rights in their constitutions.
After the Civil War, the 14th Amendment extended citizenship and due process to all citizens.
Selective Incorporation is the application of these liberties and rights to the states.
Not ALL of the protections have been extended…