E Mich 1: Human Rights

Question 1

Censorship

Answer 1

The practice of suppressing and limiting access to materials considered obscene, offensive or a threat to security. People may also be restricted in their speech by censorship laws.

Question 2

Discrimination

Answer 2

The act of treating groups of people, or individuals differently, based on prejudice.

Question 3

Extremism

Answer 3

Believing in and supporting ideas that are very far from what most people consider correct or reasonable.

Question 4

Human Rights

Answer 4

The basic entitlements of all human beings, afforded to them simply because they are human.

Question 5

Personal Conviction

Answer 5

Something a person strongly feels or believes in.

Question 6

Prejudice

Answer 6

Pre-judging; judging people to be inferior or superior without cause.

Question 7

Relative Poverty

Answer 7

A standard of poverty measured in relation to the standards of a society in which a person lives.

Question 8

Absolute Poverty

Answer 8

A severe state of deprivation, whereby a person cannot access the most basic of their human needs.

Question 9

Social Justice

Answer 9

Promoting a fair society by challenging injustice and valuing diversity. Ensuring that everyone has equal access to provisions, opportunities and rights.