Question
True False
Civil Liberties are protections against government actions that infringe upon individual freedoms.
Amendments are RATIFIED by a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate OR by ⅔ of the states.
Incorporation is the process by which the Bill of Rights is applied to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
The first amendment covers freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
Civil Liberties are protections against government actions that infringe upon individual freedoms.
Amendments are RATIFIED by a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate OR by ⅔ of the states.
Incorporation is the process by which the Bill of Rights is applied to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
The first amendment covers freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
Answers
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Here are the answers to your True/False statements:
1. **Civil Liberties are protections against government actions that infringe upon individual freedoms.**
**True** - Civil liberties are indeed protections against government actions that could infringe upon individual rights and freedoms.
2. **Amendments are RATIFIED by a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate OR by ⅔ of the states.**
**False** - Amendments are proposed by a two-thirds majority in both the House and the Senate, but they can be ratified by three-fourths (not two-thirds) of the state legislatures or by conventions in three-fourths of the states.
3. **Incorporation is the process by which the Bill of Rights is applied to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.**
**True** - Incorporation refers to the legal doctrine used to apply the Bill of Rights to the states via the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause.
4. **The first amendment covers freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.**
**True** - The First Amendment protects these fundamental rights: freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
1. **Civil Liberties are protections against government actions that infringe upon individual freedoms.**
**True** - Civil liberties are indeed protections against government actions that could infringe upon individual rights and freedoms.
2. **Amendments are RATIFIED by a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate OR by ⅔ of the states.**
**False** - Amendments are proposed by a two-thirds majority in both the House and the Senate, but they can be ratified by three-fourths (not two-thirds) of the state legislatures or by conventions in three-fourths of the states.
3. **Incorporation is the process by which the Bill of Rights is applied to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.**
**True** - Incorporation refers to the legal doctrine used to apply the Bill of Rights to the states via the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause.
4. **The first amendment covers freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.**
**True** - The First Amendment protects these fundamental rights: freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.