American Government / Unit 3 Gov 096 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Civil Liberties
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The idea
Civil liberties are limitations on government power that protect freedoms on which government may not intrude.
In practice
The First Amendment denies government the power to prohibit the free exercise of religion.
Where people slip
A liberty restrains the government; a different concept guarantees equal treatment.
Your place on the trail
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