Chapter 5 Civil Liberties FRQ

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

A law was passed forcing all public establishments to provide accommodations for those with disabilities. Such accommodations include elevators or ramps for people in wheelchairs. Schools are required to have teachers that may assess students with disabilities as well.

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

Civil Liberties are things everyone is entitled to, such as the right to remain silent.

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

Civil Rights pertains to getting rights for those who have been discriminated against.

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*

In Miranda v. Arizona, the Supreme Court ruled that whenever someone is arrested, the police must tell that person their rights. No one whom is arrested receives special treatment, and all whom are arrested are guaranteed equal rights.

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

In the case of Mapp v. Ohio, police entered Mapp's home and unreasonably searched her home without a search warrant. Mapp's case led to the creation of the exclusionary rule, which states that any evidence that is obtained without a search warrant cannot be used in court. The exclusionary rule can be applied to the 4th and 14th amendments, which presumably will apply to the states and civil liberties of individuals.

b) Identify the primary clause of the 14th Amendment that is used to extend civil rights

The equal protection clause is used to extend civil rights because no one shall be discriminated against based on race or skin color.

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

The 19th amendment extended suffrage to women which extended their civil rights as they had been discriminated against for years due to their gender.

d) Identify the primary clause of the 14th Amendment that's used to extend civil liberties

The due process clause is used to extend civil liberties. This clause prohibits the government from denying anyone life, liberty, or property outside the sanction of the law.