Knowledge+of+substantive+rights+and+liberties



===[|Make Your Case] recreates a jury trial with judge, attorneys, and witnesses from Scholastic.===

[|Know Your Rights, a student rights handbook] from the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont

What are Substantive Rights?
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 * A basic right, such as life or liberty, seen as constituting part of the order of society and considered independent of and not subordinate to the body of human law. -The Free Farlex Dictionary
 * Laws that create, define, and regulate rights
 * Contracts, wills, property

What are Substantive Liberties?

 * Restraints on the government that limit what the government can and can not do
 * The government can not limit freedom of speech, establish an official religion, etc...

Why are they important?

 * Deals with relationships between people or between people and the state
 * Can offer solutions to problems or conflicts
 * Based in common laws and legislature
 * The Bill of Rights are examples of substantive rights and liberties
 * Until the 20th century, it has derived from judicial decisions
 * Used legal precedence in similar cases
 * Tended to change very slowly
 * Substantive laws have changed more rapidly from the 20th century on
 * Congress and state legislature create statutes that take the place of common law
 * Uniform Law Commission
 * Formally the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
 * Conducts research
 * Helps states create non-partisan, well-drafted and well-written legislation[[image:resourcesforhistoryteachers/National_Security_Agency_seal.png align="right"]]
 * Designed to clarify state statutes
 * Click here for the ULC website

Was the National Security Agency breaching substantive rights set by the Bill of Rights?
 * Click here to read Frequently Asked Questions on the NSA scandal.
 * Read an interview with NSA whistle blower Edward Snowden here.
 * Read about the NSA and substantive rights here.
 * Click here to read about Obama's response to the controversy.

Click here for lesson plans on substantive rights from University of Nebraska-Omaha



Sources: Prezi by Conway Shelton