LEARNING OBJECTIVES

CIVIL LIBERTIES

1.         Distinguish between civil liberties and civil rights.

2.         Explain the process by which the Bill of Rights were applied to the States.

3.         Explain the "establishment clause" of the First Amend­ment.  Relate how it has been inter­preted in cases involving aid to church-related schools, prayer in public schools, and Nativity displays on public property.

4.         Define the free exercise clause, and show how it has been applied to the issues of compulsory flag statutes, animal sacrifice, and the use of drugs as a sacrament.

5.         Describe the two approaches developed by the Supreme Court to deal with cases involving the free expression clause of the First Amendment.  Outline the evolution of the clear and present danger test.

6.         List the major exceptions to the First Amendment's protec­tion of freedom of

expression.

7.         Discuss the extraconstitutional rights created by interpretations of the Constitution.  Explain where the Court found the right to privacy in the Constitution and show how the right has been applied in cases involving abortion, birth control and the

right to die.

8.         Explain the fundamental principles of American criminal justice.  Explain the 4th, 5th, and 6th amendments and trace the development of each to its current status.