They can be found in the Bill of Rights, specifically. The Bill of Rights is part of the Constitution, but it is the Bill of Rights where civil liberties are addressed.
The first 10 amendments, known as the Bill of Rights
Civil is an adjective. civil authorities - adjective + noun civil liberties - adjective + noun
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In the United States, the US Constitution recognizes the basic human rights granted to its people by God. The Constitution does not "give" its people rights. The US Constitution documents a number of things, such as the way the Federal government operates. Under the US Constitution, the rights already alluded to are written in the part of the Constitution called the Bill of Rights. These rights the Constitution guarantees include important issues such as free speech, freedom of the press and freedom to practice one's religion. The Federal Constitution lays out the ways Federal officials are elected and appointed. When it was ratified in 1793, it was the most progressive document defining a democratic nation that had ever existed.
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bill of rights
The right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment is guaranteed by the United States Constitution. The particular part of the Constitution which states this freedom is the 8th Amendment.
1.) a written constitution that guaranteed basic liberties and limit the power of the government ;2.) a legislature of elected representatives; (3) the separation of powers between the governor (the chief executive ) and the legislature.
Many were nervous to put so much power into a federal government after the tyrannical rule of King George III, and they wanted to ensure that individuals' civil liberties would not be breached.
Fifth Amendment
Fundamental human rights are addressed primarily within the Bill of Rights, the first Amendments of the constitution.