Similarities Between The Bill Of Rights And Civil Liberties

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Shraddha Khanal Professor Sharifian GOVT 2305 30th September 2017 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Many people may hear about the Bill of Rights. It is the ten Amendments to their constitution. However, later, more amendments such as 13th and 14th guaranteed personal freedom. They also guaranteed rights and liberties to the people. Civil rights include civil liberties, dual process, equal protection of laws and freedom from discrimination. Basically, Under Civil liberties people like to do and think and the government can’t interfere with it. 1 Also, civil liberties are the personal freedom and government can’t interfere with it. For example: if you want to publish a magazine, the government can’t stop you. They have their right to

The United States of America found an idea that the government should protect the rights of individuals. Breaking away from monarchy and written, the United States created the constitutional and the Bill of Rights to protect civil liberties. The Bill of Rights protects civil rights including freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the rights to the people and the other rights. There had been many battles to gain civil rights and overcoming justices from slavery and the civil right movements to women equality, LGBT rights, Marriage equality, gender discrimination, immigration, rights, abortion, reproductive freedom, and many other issues. The similarities between them are both are granted to the people as per the constitution and also both are well defined in the constitution. There are certain courts that can decide whether the law follow the constitution or not. And if they decide the law does not follow the constitution, they can get rid of it. Eventually, we get to the supreme court and it has power to throw-out laws and thinks as a right or wrong decision. Civil liberties and Civil rights go together and support not to violate the rights of

Supreme Court has passed many laws and rights regarding marriage system. People think marriage is a union of men and a woman. They believe in their religious values and their tradition. But many states have given a freedom to their citizens. They believe creating a healthy environment is much better than the controversial issues. Among which, A dispute in Colorado over a wedding cake has found its way to the Supreme Court. When a gay couple requested a cake for their wedding reception in 2012, they were denied. Cake artist, Jack Phillips cited his beliefs on same-sex marriage in denying the order. After that Charlie Craig and David Mullins field complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights Division. It was ruled that Philips violated Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination Act. The ruling was upheld by lower courts. There is a general need of the law that we need to protect the society. So that is basically constitutional argument whether or not he was violating the law or he is a baker or the cake artist. And whether a public need to have an Anti-discrimination law. We need to make sure the legislation that protects all Americans. The court could neither support that couple or go against Phillips for some particular religious views