Civil Rights & Civil Liberties

Question 1

constitutional guarantees of equal opportunity and protection such as freedom from unwarranted searches, fair trials, and the right to vote; prescriptions, or directions for government’s power

Answer 1

civil rights

Question 2

freedoms guaranteed to individuals in the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights; these liberties stop government from taking actions, thus protecting individual choices; proscriptions, or limits, on government’s power

Answer 2

civil liberties

Question 3

how do civil “right” and “liberties differ”

Answer 3

believe that the government is supposed to be doing something, then it is a right. If citizens believe that the government is supposed to leave them alone, then it is a liberty.

Question 4

actions the government is required to take

Answer 4

prescription

Question 5

limits on what the government can do

Answer 5

proscriptions

Question 6

civil rights grant you …

Answer 6

freedom from unequal treatment based on protected characteristics, (race, age, gender, disability, etc.)

Question 7

civil liberties grant you…

Answer 7

freedom of choice to religion, and the press, freedom of speech.