What is the difference between civil rights and civil liberties?

What will be an ideal response?


Civil rights require positive action from government while civil liberties are protections against government action.

Political Science

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The mass media is a subset of the news media

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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The first international conference held in peace time in order to organize future peace and security is known as

a. the Congress of Vienna. b. the Congress of Chaumont. c. the Paris Peace Conference. d. the Congress of Venice. e. none of the above.

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An accepted justification for warrantless searches includes ______________

a. plain view b. evanescent evidence c. hot pursuit d. All of the above are true.

Political Science

What effect did the events of September 11, 2001, have on Muslim Americans?

a. The events strengthened their power in the United States. b. The events led to Congress forbidding the practice of Islam in the United States. c. Muslim Americans were identified and placed into an internment camp in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. d. The USA Patriot Act was enacted by Congress and many Muslim Americans were targeted for questioning and in some cases temporary detention. e. They were made to reaffirm their allegiance to the United States.

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