Rights and Liberties in the United States of America Archive

Describe the five essential rights protected by the First Amendment.  Through the use of court cases and examples, explore…

Using the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Amendments, describe the rights of the accused; using court cases and…

Explain how the Civil War led to the creation of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the U.S.…

Explain how significant historical events, including but not limited to the suffrage movements and the civil rights movements, resulted…

Using the Fourteenth Amendment, describe the impact of the doctrine of incorporation, due process of law, and equal protection…

Identify and explain personal rights, political rights, and economic rights as well as how these rights might conflict.

Describe considerations, criteria, and examples that have been used to deny, limit, or extend protection of individual rights.