term paper

You are required to write 5 pages, double-spaced paper examining the dynamic relationship between civil liberties and civil rights, explaining the context within which it operates, analyzing the impact on the political discourse in the United States, and providing your interpretation of the importance of either of those principles. Your paper must address the following aspects: definitions of civil liberties and civil rights (30 points) Constitutional and institutional bases of each (50 points) the function and role of federal, state, and local governments, Federalism (60 points) your logical, coherent and empirically supported perspective on which is a more important fundamental value of a democratic system, protecting the individual’s freedom of speech or the the feelings of religious communities toward their symbols and traditions? (40 points)