14th amendment frq

(a) Describe the difference between civil rights and civil liberties.

-civil rights protect groups from discrimination -civil liberties protect individuals from govt actions

(d) Identify the primary clause of the Fourteenth Amendment that is used to extend civil liberties.

due process clause

(b) Identify the primary clause of the Fourteenth Amendment that is used to extend civil rights.

equal protection clause

(e) Explain how civil liberties were incorporated by the Supreme Court in two of the following cases. • Gideon v. Wainwright • Mapp v. Ohio • Miranda v. Arizona

gideon v wainwright - right to an attorney for indigents mapp v ohio - illegally seized evidence cannot be used in court, exclusionary rule miranda v arizona - must be informed of rights, no self-incrimination, right to counsel etc

(c) Describe a specific legislative action that extended civil rights to each of the following. • Women • Persons with disabilities

women: right to vote, equal pay for work, equality in academics and athletic, laws expanding role of women in the military etc persons with disabilities: public accommodations, educational accommodations etc