The Most Basic of Rights
Without government, people live in a state of anarchy. With unbridled government, men and women may live in a state of tyranny. The civil liberties imbedded in the Bill of Rights place specific limitations on governmental power. For example, the basic rights addressed in the first amendment-freedoms...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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[San Francisco, California, USA] :
Kanopy Streaming,
2016.
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| Summary: | Without government, people live in a state of anarchy. With unbridled government, men and women may live in a state of tyranny. The civil liberties imbedded in the Bill of Rights place specific limitations on governmental power. For example, the basic rights addressed in the first amendment-freedoms of religion, speech, press, and assembly-cannot be abridged or taken away. But the Bill of Rights, like the rest of the Constitution is relatively brief. Broad guidelines are set forth in the language of the Constitution, but it is the courts that apply this language to specific situations. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 27 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound |
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