What is Civil Liberties and the Importance of Bill of Rights in the History

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American government
Define civil liberties
Civil liberties refer to freedoms and guarantees available to individuals in a country and protected by the constitution against interference by a government without following due process. Such liberties include freedom of worship
The historical importance of the Bills of Rights
The Bill of Rights is essential in history as it marked the first step that people took in amending the US constitution and make a perfect union. While the original constitution was an extraordinary document, the inclusion of the Bill of Rights served to protect the various fundamental freedoms for the people, such as freedom of speech, religion, assembly, and observance of due process.
Six exceptions to free speech as addressed in the lecture.
Some form of free speech does not enjoy constitutional protection for the following reasons. One is to protect the government through the Espionage Act of 1917, which outlaws obtaining information, taking pictures, or copying information on national defense to benefit a foreign nation at the expense of the United States. Two, when the printed and spoken word is subject to previous restraint or punishment, under the Clear and Present Danger Test. Three, when a form of speech’s sole purpose is to incite and cause unlawful actions as determined by the Bad Tendency Act. Four, when advocacy is mainly used to incite or result in looming lawbreaking actions as established in the Incitement Test. Five, when one wants to publish images, spoken words, or written texts considered obscenity. Additionally, another exception is when a speech intends to incite hatred, violence, and retaliation towards others.
Reasons for the exceptions to free speech and press from constitutional protection.
Some free speech does not receive constitutional protection as it aims at causing harm to others. For instance, incitement ...