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Civil liberties and civil rights

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The Bill of Rights

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The Bill of Rights: an introduction
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The Bill of Rights: lesson overview
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The First Amendment: freedom of religion

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The First Amendment
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Engel v. Vitale (1962)
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Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
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Freedom of religion: lesson overview
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The First Amendment: freedom of speech

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Schenck v. United States (1919)
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Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
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Freedom of speech: lesson overview
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The First Amendment: freedom of the press

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New York Times Co. v. United States (1971)
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Freedom of the press: lesson overview
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The Second Amendment

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The Second Amendment
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The Second Amendment: lesson overview
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Balancing individual freedom with public order and safety

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The Fourth Amendment
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The Eighth Amendment
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Balancing individual freedom with public order and safety: lesson overview
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Selective incorporation

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Selective incorporation
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McDonald v. Chicago
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Selective incorporation: lesson overview
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Due process and the rights of the accused

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The Fifth Amendment
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The Sixth Amendment
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Miranda v. Arizona
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Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
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Due process and the rights of the accused: lesson overview
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Due process and the right to privacy

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Roe v. Wade
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Due process and the right to privacy: lesson overview
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Social movements and equal protection

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The Fourteenth Amendment and equal protection
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Letter from a Birmingham Jail
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Letter from a Birmingham Jail
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Social movements and equal protection: lesson overview
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Government responses to social movements

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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
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Government responses to social movements: lesson overview
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Balancing minority and majority rights

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Rulings on majority and minority rights by the Supreme Court
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Balancing minority and majority rights: lesson overview
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Affirmative action

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Affirmative action
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Affirmative action: lesson overview
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About this unit

How does the Constitution protect civil liberties and rights? How have different Supreme Court interpretations of different amendments impacted and defined civil rights in the U.S.?