Civil Liberties and Rights: Civil Liberties

Reading Assignment

Officer talking to a driver through the car window on a highway

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Read and take notes on pages 152-191. As you read, focus on the following:


  1. Court cases that developed First Amendment rights.
  2. Discuss the rulings of the Supreme Court expanding the right to privacy.
  3. Distinguish between substantive due process and procedural due process.
  4. Analyze the rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court expanding rights in a criminal proceeding.
  5. Discuss the evolution of the Miranda ruling since 1972.