Chapter 5 Instructions

1—-Link for Book to see contents:      https://louis.pressbooks.pub/introamericangov/

2—-Chapter 5 is the focus only

3—-Please read Chapter  and answer the questions in the Check your Understanding section and upload your Response Papers answering the Think Critically questions  (TOTAL OF 5 QUESTIONS)

These 5 questions, one per unit, and answers are what is required in this paper…..

5.1  What is the difference between civil rights and civil liberties?

5.2 What were the key provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

5.3 Why do you think the ERA failed to achieve the 38 states necessary for ratification? (cf. Library of Congress, Historical Research: Comparing Equal Rights Amendments)

5.4 Although some Native Hawaiians want the right to govern themselves, others want to secede from Hawaii and become an independent nation. If this is what the majority of Native Hawaiians want, should they be allowed to do so? Why or why not?

5.5 If a person’s religious beliefs conflict with the law or lead to bias against other groups, should the government protect the exercise of those beliefs? Why or why not?