How does your state constitution protect individual rights

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Our Struggle for Freedom, Civil Liberties & Political Equality

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

I. Textbook: Chapter 15, 16

II. Lesson: Read this Week's Lesson which is located in the Modules tab.

III. Initial Post: minimum of 2 scholarly sources (must include your textbook for one of the sources). Follow-Up Post: minimum of 1 scholarly source for your Follow-Up Post.

IV. Your Initial Post and your Follow-Up Post must be based on the same Option that you chose in order to receive credit for both posts.

Initial Post Instructions

For the initial post, respond to one of the following options, and label the beginning of your post indicating either Option I or Option II:

I. Option I: The Equal Rights Amendment was first proposed almost a century ago and has still not been added to the United States Constitution. It is supposed to guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex. It was first introduced to Congress by Alice Paul, leader of women's suffrage movement in 1923. Compare/contrast the Equal Rights Amendment with the Fourteenth Amendment. Did they deal with separate concepts? Explain your answer.

II. Option II: The Bill of Rights is not only included with the United States Constitution but also state constitutions. All states have provisions in their constitutions that protect individual rights. Go online and look up your state constitution concerning amendments that are included in the Bill of Rights. How does your state constitution protect your individual rights?

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