Chapter 4 Civil Liberties

Question 0

Explain states bills of rights prior to the writing of the constitution.

Answer 0

Each state had a bill of rights that guaranteed liberties. Some encompassed more than the constitution’s BOR

Question 1

Civil liberties are…

Answer 1

The legal constitutional protection against government. Although our civil liberties are formally set down in the Bill of Rights, the courts, police, and legislatures define their meaning.

Question 2

What are the 1st amendment freedoms?

Answer 2

Freedom of religion, speech, assembly and petition

Question 3

What is the meaning of “wall of separation”?

Answer 3

Putting a wall in in between church and state. Forbidding a church sponsored by or favored by the government

Question 4

What is the free exercise clause?

Answer 4

A first amendment provision that prohibits government from interfering with the practice of religion.

Question 5

What does the 4th amendment protect against?

Answer 5

Citizens are protected from unreasonable searches and seizures and have the exclusionary rule (the rule that evidence, no matter how incriminating, cannot be used in trial if not obtained legally)