American Democracy Now, 2nd Edition (Harrison)

Chapter 4: Civil Liberties

Chapter Summary

Civil liberties and their protection are part of the American political experience. This chapter debates citizens' protected freedoms against the right of government to interfere in their lives. The chapter's debate consists of the following key points:

  • The American legal system's protection of civil liberties in the Bill of Rights and as applied to state governments
  • Freedoms of speech, assembly, and the press
  • Freedoms of religion, privacy, and criminal due process
  • "Freedoms in practice," a Second Amendment analysis
  • The changing nature of civil liberties in post-9/11 America

Harrison:  American Democracy Now, 2nd Edition
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