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1. Civil Liberties v. Civil Rights: What's the difference?
1. Civil Liberties cover a more vast amount stuff like freedom of speech but civil rights are more specific like the basic equality of humans regardless of race sex, or gender.
2. Bill of Rights: Why have them? We have a Bill of Rights so that the members of government don't have total control. If there was no Bill of Rights, Congress could create laws that violate our basic liberties and rights.
3. First Amendment: What are the five freedoms? The five freedoms are freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of press, freedom of assembly, and freedom of petition.
4. Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971): What's the point of the Lemon test? The point of the Lemon test is to determine when a law has the effect of establishing religion.
5. Engel v. Vitale (1962): What did the Court say? The court said in this case that there is no school-led prayer allowed during school.
6. What is due process? Due process is the fundamental, constitutional guarantee that all legal proceedings will be fair to everyone.
7. What is selective incorporation? Selective incorporation is the legal code that protects the rights of citizens from state laws.
8. Establishment clause v. free exercise clause: What's the difference? The difference is that establishment clause prohibits the government from imposing a religion that all citizens must follow and the free exercise clause says you can practice any religion you want without the government stopping you.