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Ziona Huey
Ziona huey
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1. Civil rights are the legal rights that protect individuals from discrimination based off
of race, religion, gender. And sexual orientation. Civil liberties though are the
freedoms guaranteed to you by the constitution to protect you from oppression by
the government. Civil liberties are the limitations of governmental power that they
have on a individual that legally cannot be compromised. Where as though is
basically what guarantees that the government will treat the people equally.
Decisions will not be made based off the characteristics of a person, more so the
basis of their merit.
2. The facts that have added to my understanding is by 1960, an estimated 60% of
Americans enjoyed what the government defined as a middle class standard of
living. Another fact was living further from the city leaned that more Americans
needed cars in which cars were being churned out with the expectation that
Americans would replace them after 2 years. Also, the fifteenth amendment stated
that people could not be denied the right to vote based on race, color or previous
condition of servitude. Women were only allowed to vote on matters like liquor
licenses, school board, and in municipal elections only because of a stereotypical
belief that associated women with moral reform or the concern of children. Lastly,
native Americans are the only group of Americans who where removed en masse.
3. I do feel like my civil rights and liberties are in jeopardy. I feel like this because
since I am a black women in America society still finds a way to offer my group of
people the short end of the stick. In regards to being an African American human.
There are still African Americans getting locked up and not receiving a fair trial. That
could end being any person that happens to be black. That to me is compromising a
person right to a fair trial in which does impede on black Americans civil rights. In
regards to being a women, the fact that some states banned abortions. That
compromises a women’s right to privacy. Another civil liberty that does not fully apply
to women because of the many regulations on abortions.
Why wouldn’t your civil liberties and rights be in jeopardy?
1 day ago
Ariyana Larkins
Discussion #3
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1. Civil liberties are defined as limitations on government power, intended to protect the freedoms that
governments may not legally intrude on. The First Amendment denies the government the power to
prohibit the exercise of religion. This means that the states and national government cannot obstruct
people from following a religion of their choice, even if others think the religion is blasphemous or
inappropriate. Civil rights are protocols making it so that government officials will treat people equally
and that decisions will be made morally and ethically rather than on the basis of race, gender, or other
characteristics.
2. The first fact that I learned that added to my understanding and application of civil rights and civil
liberties, is that there is a difference. I have heard the terms used interchangeably, but to me they meant
the same thing. I now know that civil rights protect us from things like discrimination, and civil

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13 hours ago Ziona Huey Ziona huey C OLLA PSE 1. Civil rights are the legal rights that protect individuals from discrimination based off of race, religion, gender. And sexual orientation. Civil liberties though are the freedoms guaranteed to you by the constitution to protect you from oppression by the government. Civil liberties are the limitations of governmental power that they have on a individual that legally cannot be compromised. Where as though is basically what guarantees that the government will treat the people equally. Decisions will not be made based off the characteristics of ...
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