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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]] | ||
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* 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]] | ||
| + | * Second Amendment's right to form a militia | ||
| + | * Third Amendment's right to refuse the quartering of soldiers in peacetime | ||
* [[Fourth Amendment]]'s right to [[privacy]] | * [[Fourth Amendment]]'s right to [[privacy]] | ||
* the right of access to information | * the right of access to information | ||
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* [[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 |
| − | * | + | * Fifth Amendment's protection against self-incrimination |
| + | * Sixth Amendment's right to a speedy trial in criminal law | ||
| + | * Seventh Amendment's right to a trial by jury in common law | ||
| + | * Eighth Amendment's right against unreasonable bail | ||
| + | * Thirteenth Amendment's right not to be owned | ||
| + | * 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== | ||
Revision as of 07:16, January 7, 2020
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.[1]
In the United States these are explicitly identified in the Bill of Rights[2] and the Constitution[3] or interpreted through the courts and law makers. U.S. Civil liberties include but are not limited to:
- First Amendment's the freedom of speech
- First Amendment's the freedom of religion
- First Amendment's the freedom of assembly
- First Amendment's the freedom of association
- Second Amendment's right to keep and bear arms
- Second Amendment's right to form a militia
- Third Amendment's right to refuse the quartering of soldiers in peacetime
- Fourth Amendment's right to privacy
- the right of access to information
- Fifth Amendment's right to a fair court trial
- Fifth Amendment's protection against double jeopardy
- Fifth Amendment's protection against self-incrimination
- Sixth Amendment's right to a speedy trial in criminal law
- Seventh Amendment's right to a trial by jury in common law
- Eighth Amendment's right against unreasonable bail
- Thirteenth Amendment's right not to be owned
- 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 marry
See also
- Unalienable rights
- Bill of Rights
- United States Constitution
- Nanny states and Police states
- Essay:Why do conservatives own firearms? - To protect Unalienable Rights
- Gun control, Ammunition control, and Gun free zone
- Civil rights