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Civil Rights & Liberties: Crash Course Government #23

Episode 23 | 7m 41s

Craig is gives you an overview of civil rights and civil liberties.

Today, Craig is going to give you an overview of civil rights and civil liberties. Often these terms are used interchangeably, but they are actually very different. Our civil liberties, contained in the Bill of Rights, once only protected us from the federal government, but slowly these liberties have been incorporated to protect us from the states.

07/17/2015 | Rating NR

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Civil Rights & Liberties: Crash Course Government #23

Episode 23 | 7m 41s

Today, Craig is going to give you an overview of civil rights and civil liberties. Often these terms are used interchangeably, but they are actually very different. Our civil liberties, contained in the Bill of Rights, once only protected us from the federal government, but slowly these liberties have been incorporated to protect us from the states.

07/17/2015 | Rating NR

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