Answer the questions below.

Question

Civil Liberties are protections against government actions that infringe upon individual freedoms. - True or False

Incorporation is the process by which the Bill of Rights is applied to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment. - True or False

The first amendment covers freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition. - True or False

Amendments are RATIFIED by a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate OR by ⅔ of the states. - True or False

Answer 1

1. True - Civil Liberties are indeed protections against government actions that infringe upon individual freedoms.

2. True - Incorporation is the process by which the Bill of Rights is applied to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.

3. True - The First Amendment covers freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.

4. False - Amendments are ratified by three-fourths (3/4) of the states, not by ⅔ of the states. A two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate is required for proposing amendments, not for ratification.