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Bookmark or Share- Civil liberties - WikipediaCivil liberties are guarantees and freedoms that governments commit not to abridge, either by constitution, legislation, or judicial interpretation, without due process.
- Constitution of the United States of America - Civil Liberties, Bill of ...Although the Bill of Rights is a broad expression of individual civil liberties, the ambiguous wording of many of its provisions—such as the Second Amendment’s right “to keep and bear arms” and the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition of “cruel and unusual punishments”—has been a source of constitutional controversy and intense ...
- Liberty | Definition & Examples | Britannicaliberty, a state of freedom, especially as opposed to political subjection, imprisonment, or slavery. Its two most generally recognized divisions are political and civil liberty. Martin Luther King, Jr., during the March on Washington, D.C., in 1963.
- The Bill of Rights: What Does it Say? | National ArchivesThe Bill of Rights is the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. It spells out Americans’ rights in relation to their government. It guarantees civil rights and liberties to the individual—like freedom of speech, press, and religion.
- Civil liberty | Protection, Rights & Equality | BritannicaCivil liberty, Freedom from arbitrary interference in one’s pursuits by individuals or by government. The term is usually used in the plural. Civil liberties are protected explicitly in the constitutions of most democratic countries.
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