Civil liberties are personal freedoms that all Americans can enjoy. Civil liberties are protected under the First, Fourth, and Fifth Amendments. Many people challenge the system in order to keep the freedoms from being taken away. Presently, many people struggle with the terminology that refers to freedom. In the United States of America, almost daily on the news, the subject of freedom is put to the test. For example, prayer at a football game, although a First Amendment right, still faces challenges
The United States is a nation founded on the principal of providing each citizen with a chance to have his or her voice heard, to succeed with his or her dream and to avoid any form of oppression that many countries continue to push on their citizens. As the United States Constitution states, “Congress Shall Make No Law Respecting an Establishment of Religion, or Prohibiting the Free Exercise Thereof; or Abridging the Freedom of Speech, or of the Press; or the Right of the People Peaceably to Assemble
to review/revise the decision of a lower court Significance: the main form of jurisdiction utilized by the Supreme Court; opposite of original jurisdiction; appellate courts do not actually hear the case (unlike federal district courts and state trial courts); courts take in upwards of 300 thousand cases; 12th D.C. Court of Appeals deals with most appeals which involve the federal government; also deals with regulatory commissions and agencies; often viewed as the second most important court in the