1. 1101 Section (Feb. 8, 2013)  Turn in blank blue books before or after section.  Essay Prompts Available Today  Attendance  Textbook Highlights: Civil Liberties  Learning Outcomes, Key Terms  Cases to know  Textbook Highlights: Civil Rights  Learning Outcomes, Key Terms  Timeline: Right to Vote  Suggested Midterm 1 Study Plan

2. L01: Civil Liberties  Explain the origin of the Bill of Rights, and discuss how these rights were applied to the states.  Reference pages 96-98  Don’t need to know specific cases, but be familiar with the “incorporation doctrine”

3. L02: Civil Liberties  Explain how the Bill of Rights protects freedom of religion while maintaining a separation between the state and religion.  “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; …”

4. L03: Civil Liberties  Define freedom of expression, explain where it is found in the Bill of Rights, and show why it is important in a democracy.

5. L04: Civil Liberties  Discuss the concept of privacy rights, and give examples of how individual privacy is protected under the Constitution.  Reference: page 131, paragraph 7 (model answer)

6. L05: Civil Liberties  Identify the rights of the accused, and discuss the role of the Supreme Court in expanding those rights.

7. Civil Liberties Terms to Know  Incorporation theory  Exclusionary rule  Prior restraint  Obscenity v. indecency  Defamation  Libel  Slander

8. Civil Liberties Cases to Know  Roe v. Wade  Miranda v. Arizona  Furman v. Georgia  NYT v. Sullivan  What other cases did Gurian emphasize?

9. L01: Civil Rights  Define civil rights, and locate in the U.S. Constitution the obligation and government to guarantee all citizens equal protection of the law.

10. L02: Civil Rights  Explain why discrimination against individuals and groups exists in the United States today.  Reference: study paragraphs 2 and 3, page 176

11. L03: Civil Rights  Assess the limits of state and federal law in guaranteeing equality to all people.  Too broad for short answer  Tip: use one group, like disabled, as example

12. L04: Civil Rights  Explain why the U.S. Supreme Court plays such an important role relative to civil rights, and identify at least two significant Supreme Court decisions that advanced civil rights in the United States.  Be careful to not to confuse civil liberties cases with civil rights cases in answering a question like this.

13. L05: Civil Rights  Identify and explain three significant events related to each of the campaigns for civil rights undertaken by African Americans, women, the Latino community, persons with disabilities, and the LGBTQ community.  Too broad for short answer  Study tip: pick one group and understand relevant events and cases

14. L06: Civil Rights  Define the goal of affirmative action, and explain why this approach is controversial in the United States.  Refer to pages 166-168

15. Civil Rights Terms, Cases to Know  Barriers to civil rights, esp. voting  Grandfather clause  Jim Crow laws  Separate-but-equal doctrine  What cases did Gurian emphasize?

16. Expansion of the Right to Vote  1789  1820s-1850s  1870  1920  1964  1965  1971  Also consider how citizens can use right to vote, participate in democracy

17. Suggested Midterm Study Plan  Essay in class Wed.  Download essay prompts asap  Prepare at least two outlines, at least five paragraphs  Discuss with friends in class, what are the best points to make, what is the best evidence?  Short answers, multiple choice on Fri.  Be prepared to address the learning outcomes for each chapter  News stories raise broad issues, you will not be tested on content of news stories  Study terms, esp. terms Gurian emphasized in lectures