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Crash Course Government and Politics
Civil Rights & Liberties: Crash Course Government #23
Season 1
Episode 23
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.
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7:33
Craig tries to get inside the heads of voters by discussing how voters make decisions.
7:54
Let's talk Gerrymandering - where voting districts are redrawn to favor one party.
8:44
This week Craig is going to give you a broad overview of elections in the United States.
8:46
So today Craig is going to look at political ideology in America.
7:20
Craig explores where our political opinions come from.
9:49
We start our look into why certain policies are made.
7:13
We wrap this discussion up with the rather controversial topic of affirmative action.
8:39
Craig looks more closely at those “discrete and insular" groups from the 14th Amendment.
8:05
All about discrimination of women in the workforce.
8:14
All about the most important part of the Constitution - the Fourteenth Amendment.
8:28
How do the 5th and 6th amendments ensure a fair trial?
7:36
You're protected against unreasonable searches and seizures, but what does this mean?