Improving democracy and rights Flashcards
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What are human/”natural” rights?
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Rights that everyone is entitled to for being human.
2
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What are the features of human rights?
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- Absolute - must be held up
- Universal - apply everywhere
- Fundamental - cannot be removed
3
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What are some examples of human rights?
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Right to live, freedom from slavery, freedom from torture, right to have a citizenship
4
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What are civil liberties?
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Freedoms that we have under law.
5
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What are some features of civil liberties?
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- Negative in the sense that they demand non-interference from govt
- Dependent on citizenship
- Contextual as depends on country/state
6
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Examples of civil liberties
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Free speech
7
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What did liberal thinker JS Mill believe?
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Civic responsibilities are an integral part of civil rights
8
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Why has there been concern that civic responsibilities have been overlooked?
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We moved to more of an individualist society in the 1980s.
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