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Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

Civil Liberties

The Bill of Rights was created and passed during the very first session of Congress to define limits on the power of the federal government. It established the freedoms that many of us take for granted in the United States today: speech, religion, assembly, rights of the accused, and gun rights. Over time, though, we have determined that those rights are not absolute and require defined limits.

In this unit, we will examine our individual protections against an overly intrusive federal government. This is the first unit where you will be introduced to, and need to know, a good number of Supreme Court cases, which poses an extra challenge. Through this study, you will gain a better sense of your rights in our society and how you are protected against certain forms of government control.
Other videos:
Crash Course: Civil Rights and Liberties
A 3-Minute Guide to the Bill of Rights
Crash Course: Freedom of Religion
Crash Course: Freedom of Speech
Crash Course: Freedom of the Press
Crash Course: Due Process of Law
Crash Course: Search and Seizure
Games about civil liberties:
Do I Have a Right?
Civil Liberties Study Guide (Ford)
File Size: 70 kb
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Civil Liberties Suggested Pacing (Ford)
File Size: 51 kb
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Civil Liberties Study Guide (Edwards)
File Size: 68 kb
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Helpful links:
The Oyez Project (database on cases)
Interesting articles:
The Second Amendment Con Job


Civil Rights

Throughout our history, the United States has struggled with the question of equality. The latter half of the twentieth century and the early part of the twenty-first century have witnessed numerous efforts to ensure equality, at least legally, for all Americans. However, as movements such as Black Lives Matter suggest, there is still much work to be done.

In this unit, we will explore the history of civil rights in America and the efforts of various minority groups to gain legal and social equality. We will evaluate the success of these movements and determine how today's inequalities can be addressed. Most essentially, we will determine whether or not it is the responsibility of the federal government to "fix" inequality.
Other videos:
Crash Course: Equal Protection
Brown v. Board of Education
Crash Course: Civil Rights and the 1960s
Crash Course: The 1960s in America
Crash Course: Women in the 19th Century
Crash Course: Women's Suffrage
Bad Romance: Women's Suffrage
Crash Course: Sex Discrimination
Explaining the Gender Pay Gap
The Myth of the Gender Wage Gap
Mini Bio: Cesar Chavez
What Are True Costs and Benefits of Illegal Immigration?​
Crash Course: Affirmative Action
Crash Course: Discrimination
Civil Rights Study Guide (Ford)
File Size: 64 kb
File Type: pdf
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Civil Rights Suggested Pacing (Ford)
File Size: 52 kb
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Civil Rights Study Guide (Edwards)
File Size: 64 kb
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Interesting articles:
American Slavery, Reinvented

Paul Sargent Makes History

  • Home
  • My YouTube Channel
  • AP European History
    • Historical Reasoning Skills
    • Thematic Learning Objectives >
      • Interaction of Europe and the World
      • Poverty and Prosperity
      • Objective Knowledge and Subjective Visions
      • States and Other Institutions of Power
      • Individual and Society
      • National and European Identity
    • Concept Outline
    • Period 1: 1450-1648
    • Period 2: 1648-1815
    • Period 3: 1815-1914
    • Period 4: 1914-Present
    • Exam Review Resources
  • AP Government
    • Concept Outline
    • Constitutional Underpinnings
    • Political Beliefs and Behaviors
    • Linkage Institutions
    • Institutions of Government
    • Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
    • Exam Review
  • Government and Economics
    • Foundations of Government
    • The Constitution
    • Executive Branch
    • The Judicial Branch
    • Voting and Elections
  • My Blog