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Civil liberties are protections for your rights from the government - EX: freedom of speech, freedom of assembly. The government can't censor your speech or break up peaceful protest, but a newspaper can refuse to print your words and if you protest on private property you can be asked to leave. That's why those things are liberties. Incorporated through the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Civil rights are positive actions the government takes to create equal conditions for people based on protected classes (i.e. race, religion, gender, sexuality). So, preventing hiring bias (ex: through the ADA) or laws governing affirmative action. Usually apply to the private sector/non-government situations, but I believe can also apply to governmental discrimination. Found primarily in the equal protections clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

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The effect of this is that it decreased presidential power to use military force and increased Congress power to check the president.

Did it actually decrease the power of the President in practice, though? After troops have been deployed it is very politically unpopular for Congressmen to vote to recall them - it's why they've done it so rarely.

How important is knowing the dates of cases?

There is a number 3 multiple choice and a number 3 short answer.

So he should clearly write 'c' for the short answer one.

Democrats:

• Younger

• Women

• Middle class/poor

• AA's (since the New Deal) | Hispanics

Republicans:

• Older

• Male

• Rich

• White

(these are generalities that work for MC questions pretty much)