Explain the differences between civil liberties and civil rights.

Purpose

This assignment allows you to reflect on civil liberties and civil rights and review the major U.S. Supreme Court Cases that have expanded civil liberties. It is aligned with the following module learning objectives:

MLO 1. Explain the differences between civil liberties and civil rights.
MLO 2. Examine the major US Supreme Court Cases that have played a role in the development of civil rights and liberties.

Directions

For this writing assignment, you will reflect on what you read in Chapter 4 and answer questions.
Civil Liberties

Answer each of the questions with a few well written sentences. As always, base your answers on the material from the textbook, but use your own words:

Explain the differences between civil liberties and civil rights.
In discussing the development of civil liberties over the course of American history, choose three US Supreme Court decisions that you feel have done the most to expand civil liberties.

Textbook Krutz, G. & Waskiewicz, S. (2021). American government 3e. OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/american-government-3e/pages/1-introduction

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