Chapter 14- civil liberties outline Thursday, November 17, 2016 5:00 PM ? The politics of civil liberties The objectives of the Framers Limited federal powers Constitution: a list of dos, not don'ts Bill of Rights: specific do nots Not intended to affect states A limitation on popular rule Politics, culture, and civil liberties Liberties become a major issue for three reasons Rights in conflict: Bill of Rights contains competing rights Sheppard?case (free press versus fair trial) New York Times?and Pentagon Papers (common defense versus free press) Kunz anti-Jewish speeches (free speech versus public order) Struggles over rights show same pattern as interest group politics Policy entrepreneurs most successful during crises, especially war, by arousing people