Civil liberties are the legal rights of an individual citizen from unnecessary government action, these liberties are protected under the Constitution, and through the interpretations by Supreme Court. The difference between civil rights and civil liberties can be tricky to understand in chapter four our Govt book describes best the difference between rights and liberties is that rights are what the government must do, and liberties are limitations on what the government could do. Some examples of liberties include: Freedom of speech, The right to privacy, The right to a fair court trial, The right to marry, and The right to vote.
While the constitution and the bill of rights are the lines in the sand that keep the government from over or under