political science
Assignment
Your task, should you choose to accept it, and you MUST accept it, is to write a 6-8 pages, double-spaced paper examining the dynamic relationship between civil liberties and civil rights, explaining the context within which it operates, analyzing the impact on the political discourse in the United States, and providing your interpretation of the importance of either of those principles.
In other words, address the following aspects:
definitions of civil liberties and civil rights
Constitutional and institutional bases of each
the function and role of federal, state, and local governments (Federalism)
your logical coherent and empirically supported perspective, which is more important fundamental value of a democratic system, freedom of speech or protection of religious communities’ symbols and traditions?
