Cornell Notes

Topics : Does Freedom Exist

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14th amendment
•Amendment XIV (14)
•Section 1.
•All persons born or naturalized in the United States,
and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of
the United States and of the state wherein they reside.
No state shall make or enforce any law which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the
United States; nor shall any state deprive any person
of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;
nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection of the laws.

Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

•Civil rights- Those rights promised to every U.S. citizen
because of the 14th amendment.
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•Civil Liberties- the freedom of a citizen to exercise
customary rights, as of speech or assembly, without
interference by the government.

Discrimination
•Individuals treated unfairly because of their race, religion,
gender, ethnic group or physical disability.
•Unlawful- making people ride in the back of bus because of
color
•Lawful- smokers, adults only, bank loans based on income.
Themes I see in the information:
What rights are given

Other questions I might have about what we covered today:

Who determined what are civil liberties

Please list 3 things you learned today:

- 14th amendment is civil rights

- Some discrimination is lawful
- Born in US = Citizen

Please explain how one thing you learned today relates to you:
I was born in the United States so I
am automatically considered a
citizen.

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