Civil liberties are fundamental human rights that the government cannot control and provides people protection from the government. On the other hand, civil rights are obligations required by civil society for civil participation to be achieved and require the government to be a part of in order to function properly. The difference between a civil liberty and a civil right is a civil liberty is a protection from the government and is considered to be natural privilege, however, a civil right involves the government to work with the people and is a civil duty. An example of a civil liberty would be the freedom of religion which means the government cannot control what religion is practiced by society protecting the people from the government controlling the people. An example of a civil right would be the right to vote as it requires government involvement in order to function properly and is considered to be a civil duty meaning you should vote as you need to be involved in your government. A document and a set of laws that protects civil liberties is the Bill of Rights. As civil liberties were written into law into the Bill of Rights and is a part of the foundation of the government the United States Constitution. A document that protects civil rights is the foundation of the government the United States Constitution. As the civil rights were written directly into the United States Constitution 's frame work as the right of being part of a jury and the right to vote…
Civil Liberties and Civil rights are the two main thing that gives us as citizens our freedom and protection. As are civil liberties as individual are rights protected by law from unjust government or other interference. In the other hand our civil rights are rights guaranteed to all the American citizens by law no matter your race, gender, disability. I believe that all the civil liberties and rights are important but I believe that the most important ones for Civil Liberties and Civil Right…
Perfecto 1 Jocelinne Perfecto Professor Sherry Sharifian Government 2305-71013 25, September, 2017 SLO#1 Civil Liberties v Civil Rights Generating from the words civil liberties and civil rights, we can gain an understanding that the meaning of these words implies important aspects into our daily lives. The term civil liberties as defined in We the People by Thomas Patterson, is a person’s individual protection from government actions also known as government infringement. (Patterson 93) These…
Government 14 September 2017 Civil Liberties V Civil Rights With the creation of the constitution, checks and balances, and more importantly the initial ten amendments, came the proposal of civil liberties and civil rights. Although they may seem similar, they have been given different names for many reasons. Civil liberties are like civil rights in that they define the things people should be able to do and have and are primarily focused on the rights of the individual. However, unlike civil…
Acharya 4 Shishir Acharya Government 2305-71013 Professor Sharifian 30 September 2017 SLO#1: Civil Liberties v Civil Rights Civil liberties are the specific individual rights granted to the citizens in order to protect them from the interference of government. For instance, the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights ensures citizens the right to give a free speech. However, it must not be a threat to national security and must not offend others feeling. Government, at that point, can not…
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties have been implemented into our society in order to protect, achieve and provide basic rights for the citizens of the United States. These concepts work hand in hand, although both Civil Rights and Civil Liberties have many differences. It is evident through the rulings of the Supreme Court and current events in our country, that by protecting Civil Rights you are in-turn protecting Civil Liberties. Civil Rights are a broad set of laws that were established…
5 Ben Byerly Professor Sharifian 9/30/17 Govt 2305 Civil rights v. Civil Liberties Since the foundation of America, many people who lived in the new country struggled to obtain the basic civil rights and liberties that were necessary for a republic. Whether men were treated differently because of the color of their skin, gender, or ethnicity, the equality that was desired for Americans was not granted till the fourteenth amendment was passed. Unlike civil rights, civil liberties are constantly…
GOVT 2305 10/5/17 Liberties or Rights? “Civil Liberties” specifically means the rights that are endowed by the Bill of rights, constitution, and any following cases or legislation. “Civil Rights” on the other hand is meant to make sure that fair, and equal treatment exists against separating factors like race, gender, sexual preferences, interalia. These are similar in the respect that they have both come to being to maintain rights against unfair treatment. In the case of civil liberties, they…
Civil Liberties are privileges designed to protect citizens from the government. These liberties are accompanied by the Bill of Rights and were aimed to prevent the government from becoming too powerful. Whereas, Civil Rights are targeted towards minorities and protect individuals who continue being discriminated from other individuals. Both Civil Liberties and Civil Rights have been a struggle to achieve, these two are constantly evolving. Civil liberties have evolved since the existence of…
controversy surrounding civil rights and civil liberties, most importantly civil liberties. Civil liberties are “the restraints on the actions of government against individuals” (Bardes, Schmidt, and Shelley 106). The Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the Constitution, describes these liberties. Originally, the Bill of Rights only applied to the federal governments due to our forefathers’ fear of the possibility of a tyrant government. Since the ratification of the fourteenth amendment…