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'''Civil liberties''' concern basic rights and freedoms that are guaranteed in a democratic society. The constitutions of many democracies have bills of rights that describe basic liberties and rights. Civil liberties guarantee a person against government interference except when a person affects other people by exercising his/her liberties. Then the courts of law in a democratic country interpret the limits of civil liberties.<ref>[http://www.cato.org/current/civil-liberties/index.html The Cato Institute]</ref>

'''Civil liberties''' concern basic rights and freedoms that are guaranteed in a democratic society. The constitutions of many democracies have bills of rights that describe basic liberties and rights. Civil liberties guarantee a person against government interference except when a person affects other people by exercising his/her liberties. Then the courts of law in a democratic country interpret the limits of civil liberties.<ref>[http://www.cato.org/current/civil-liberties/index.html The Cato Institute]</ref>

In the [[United States]] these are explicitly identified in the [[Bill of Rights]] and the [[Constitution]] or interpreted through the courts and law makers. U.S. Civil liberties include but are not limited to:  

In the [[United States]] these are explicitly identified in the [[Bill of Rights]]<ref>https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/bill-of-rights-transcript</ref> and the [[Constitution]]<ref>https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution-transcript</ref> or interpreted through the courts and law makers. U.S. Civil liberties include but are not limited to:  

* [[First Amendment]]'s [[freedom of speech|the freedom of speech]]  

* [[First Amendment]]'s [[freedom of speech|the freedom of speech]]  

* First Amendment's the freedom of association

* First Amendment's the freedom of association

* [[Second Amendment]]'s [[gun rights|right to keep and bear arms]]

* [[Second Amendment]]'s [[gun rights|right to keep and bear arms]]

* [[Fourth Amendment]]'s right to [[privacy]]

* [[Fourth Amendment]]'s right to [[privacy]]

* the right of access to information  

* the right of access to information  

* [[Fifth Amendment]]'s right to a fair court trial  

* [[Fifth Amendment]]'s right to a fair court trial  

* the right to [[vote]]

* Fifth Amendment's protection against double jeopardy

* the freedom to [[marriage|marry]]

* Fourteenth Amendment's right to be considered a citizen of the United States, provided you were born here

* The right of ALL citizens to [[vote]] by the Fifteenth, Nineteenth and Twenty-Sixth Amendments

* The freedom to [[marriage|marry]]

==See also==

==See also==