The American Democracy, 10th Edition (Patterson)Chapter 4:
Civil Liberties: Protecting Individual RightsWeb Links
| U.S. Constitution: Bill of Rights | | The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School hosts this online version of the Bill of Rights.
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http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/rights1.asp
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| American Civil Liberties Union | | Website for the ACLU featuring statements on various issues, from the death penalty to student rights. Read highlights of the ACLU's actions, learn what Congress is doing about each issue, and find links to resources on the Web. A special section for students includes information about participating in special programs.
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http://www.aclu.org/
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| The Oyez Project | | Includes information on Supreme Court rulings; particularly useful when studying nineteenth-century cases.
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http://www.oyez.org
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| Center for Criminal Justice Technology | | This site is dedicated to criminal justice questions, with links to many additional sites that focus on particular issues.
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http://www.noblis.org/MissionAreas/nsi/Services/CriminalJusticeandPublicSafety/CenterforCriminalJusticeTechnology/Pages/default.aspx
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| The Free Expression Policy Project | | From the Brennan Center for Justice, this site has reference information on art censorship, censorship history, censorship of youth, copyright, the Internet, media policy, political speech, sex and censorship, and violence in the media.
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http://www.fepproject.org/
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| Freedom of Information Act Page | | Provides information on how to extract public information from federal agencies. The site is hosted from the USDOJ Office of the Attorney General.
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http://www.justice.gov/ag/foia.htm
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| Roe v. Wade | | From the Legal Information Institute, this site is the syllabus of the decision.
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http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0410_0113_ZS.html
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| Roe v. Wade: Its History and Impact | | A supportive statement on Roe from Planned Parenthood Federation.
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http://www.plannedparenthood.org/resources/research-papers/roe-v-wade-6578.htm
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