American Democracy Now, 2nd Edition (Harrison)Chapter 4:
Civil LibertiesChapter Outline
- Civil Liberties in the American Legal System
- The Freedoms Protected in the American System
- The Historical Basis for American Civil Liberties: The Bill of Rights
- Incorporation of the Bill of Rights to Apply to the States
- Freedoms of Speech, Assembly, and the Press: First Amendment Freedoms Supporting Civic Discourse
- The First Amendment and Political Instability
- The Tension Between Freedom and Order
- The Historical Context for Free Speech Laws
- The Standard Today: The Imminent Lawless Action Test
- Freedom of Speech
- Pure Speech versus Symbolic Speech
- Not All Speech is Created Equal: Unprotected Speech
- Freedom of Assembly and Redress of Grievances
- Freedom of the Press
- Freedoms of Religion, Privacy, and Criminal Due Process: Encouraging Community and Civic Engagement
- The First Amendment and the Freedom of Religion
- The Establishment Clause
- The Free Exercise Clause
- The Right to Privacy
- The Emergent Right to Privacy
- The Right to Privacy Applied to Other Activities
- The Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments: Ensuring Criminal Due Process
- The Fourth Amendment and the Protection Against Unreasonable Searches and Seizures
- The Fifth and Sixth Amendments: The Right to a Fair Trial and the Right to Counsel
- The Eighth Amendment: Protection Against Cruel and Unusual Punishment
- Freedoms in Practice: Controversy Over the Second Amendment and the Right to Bear Arms
- Competing Interpretations of the Second Amendment
- Citizens Engaged: Fighting for a Safer Nation
- Civil Liberties in Post-9/11 America
- Perceived Intrusions on Free Speech and Assembly
- Perceived Intrusions on Criminal Due Process
- Discrimination Against Muslim Americans
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