Civil Liberties/Civil Rights Discussion Board

Part 1:

How does the U.S. Constitution protect the civil rights and civil liberties of Americans?

When can or should the majority limit the civil liberties, such as free speech, of an unpopular/minority/fringe individual or group? Why?

In addition to the use of your course materials (below), your response must include direct references, including citations, to at least two of the four presenters in the following TED radio hour, “The Right to Speak”:

– https://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/632611… (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Part 2:

Give one example of how the current debate around the appointment of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court has any relevance to civil rights. Use your e-text and cite your sources.

Source Material:

• TED radio hour, “The Right to Speak”: https://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/632611… (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
• Open to Debate e-text

• Chapter Three Civil Liberties
• Chapter Four Civil Rights

• Power-point lecture outines (in the Blackboard Course Content folders):

• Chapter Three Civil Liberties
• Chapter Four Civil Rights
• Video Lectures, also in the Course Content Folders (many students find these to be particularly helpful):

• Chapter Three Civil Liberties (esp. parts 2-4b)
• Chapter Four Civil Rights
• American Government Examined e-reader:

• Chapter Ten: Mill
• Chapter Four: Anthony, ERA, or King