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3) Select the best answer.

The ____ branch of government is charged with ensuring that civil liberties are preserved by accurately interpreting the constitutionality of laws.

judicial

executive

legislative

4) Select TWO ways civil liberties differ from inalienable rights.

Civil liberties are those legal rights guaranteed by a written law; inalienable rights are inherent rights that cannot be taken away.

Civil liberties include legal rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights; inalienable rights are basic rights all people possess.

Civil liberties are determined by the Supreme Court; inalienable rights are determined by Congress.

Civil liberties come through natural rights; inalienable rights are guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.

5) Select the best answer.

An original purpose for including the Bill of Rights in the Constitution was to ___ the national government’s power.

exclude

limit

expand

divide

Answer 1

3) judicial

4)
- Civil liberties are those legal rights guaranteed by a written law; inalienable rights are inherent rights that cannot be taken away.
- Civil liberties include legal rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights; inalienable rights are basic rights all people possess.

5) limit