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What is the difference between civil liberties and civil rights?
 
  a. Civil rights address the basic rights and freedoms found in the Bill of Rights, while civil liberties address unequal and unfair treatment based on a protected class.
  b. Civil rights address those rights determined by Supreme Court case decisions, while civil liberties include issues not taken to the Supreme Court yet.
  c. Civil rights address unequal and unfair treatment based on a protected class, while civil liberties address the basic rights and freedoms guaranteed in the Bill of Rights and Constitution.
  d. Civil rights and civil liberties are interchangeable terms.

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What has led to the Bill of Rights' current prominence?
 
  a. The due process and equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment
  b. The Supreme Court's decisions to strike down certain state laws
   c. Advances in technology challenging the Ninth Amendment
  d. Both the due process and equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment and the Supreme Court's decisions to strike down certain state laws


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Reply #1 on: Jul 9, 2018
Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

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Gracias!

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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