Cha 10.Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
10a. Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens
Civil Rights in Early National History
White men only
segregation(14 amendement)
Modern Civil Rights Movement
Begin: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.
segregation unconstitutional
movements
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
separation by law ended
seperation by fact remained
Civil Rights for Women
Equal Rights for All Americans
10b. First Amendment Rights
Freedom of Religion
Freedoms of Speech and of the Press
Freedom of Assembly and Petition
the "establishment" clause& the "free exercise" clause
"separation of church and state" Constitution×
Basic principle: "clear and present danger"
Protected at a different level
Pure speech
Speech-plus
Symbolic speech
other people's rights
permit