Difference Between Civil Rights And Civil Liberties
It’s important to know the difference between your civil liberties and your civil rights. Knowledge is power and knowing your rights is important for the protection of your own rights and respect for the rights of others around you; if you don’t stand up for yourself and know your own right then who will? But first to understand what the difference between these two essential parts of our overall freedom and everyday lives, we must distinguish and understand what they are individually.
Civil liberties are defined “as areas of personal freedom constituting protected from government interference (Ginsberg, 118).” ”In a sense, civil liberties can be thought of as limits on democracy. They are the ‘minority rights’ in the principle of ‘majority …show more content…
“The distinction between the two has always been blurred, and today the concepts are often used interchangeably (Ushistory).” Though, they do refer to different kinds of guaranteed protections; there is a major difference between what is known as civil liberties and civil rights. Civil liberties are a basic set of laws of freedom and rights that have been guaranteed by the government. These liberties have been assured in the forms of laws that have been passed to protect rights such as marriage rights or the right to vote. In many cases, these liberties are also set out as a defense or shield from government abuse of power. Civil rights are a set of laws and rule that are intended to protect people from judgement and discrimination when it comes to issues such as race, gender, ethnicity, age and many …show more content…
Civil liberties, unlike civil rights are protected in character and refer to the actual freedoms that an individual has under a Constitution and the rights that individuals have against the government. In the past, citizens of the United States denied to ratify the Constitution until a Bill of Rights was added, defending citizens and their inalienable rights against undesirable infringement from the government. Civil rights apply to the concept of how an individual is treated by others and our rights that are guaranteed by our government either through acts, executive orders or judicial
Civil liberties are defined “as areas of personal freedom constituting protected from government interference (Ginsberg, 118).” ”In a sense, civil liberties can be thought of as limits on democracy. They are the ‘minority rights’ in the principle of ‘majority …show more content…
“The distinction between the two has always been blurred, and today the concepts are often used interchangeably (Ushistory).” Though, they do refer to different kinds of guaranteed protections; there is a major difference between what is known as civil liberties and civil rights. Civil liberties are a basic set of laws of freedom and rights that have been guaranteed by the government. These liberties have been assured in the forms of laws that have been passed to protect rights such as marriage rights or the right to vote. In many cases, these liberties are also set out as a defense or shield from government abuse of power. Civil rights are a set of laws and rule that are intended to protect people from judgement and discrimination when it comes to issues such as race, gender, ethnicity, age and many …show more content…
Civil liberties, unlike civil rights are protected in character and refer to the actual freedoms that an individual has under a Constitution and the rights that individuals have against the government. In the past, citizens of the United States denied to ratify the Constitution until a Bill of Rights was added, defending citizens and their inalienable rights against undesirable infringement from the government. Civil rights apply to the concept of how an individual is treated by others and our rights that are guaranteed by our government either through acts, executive orders or judicial