Civil Liberties Vs Civil Rights Research Paper
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Kouakou Koffi Professor Sharifian GOVT 2305 07 October 2017 Civil Liberties vs Civil Rights “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” This passage drawn from the Declaration of the United States Independence encompasses two notions, which at first glance look like the same, the Civil Liberties and the Civil Rights also known as Equal Rights. The laws enacted from these rights, even after all the efforts provided to make them fit to U.S. citizen’s live, are still subject of conflict when it comes to apply them. In this reflection, after an attempt of definition of each term, similarities and differences of both of them will be subject of analysis on one hands and on the other hands which sequence of them impact the most our everyday life.
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights are two concepts which in appearance are confusing if a particular attention does not lead everyone who tries to understand their meaning. Hunter suggest …show more content…
In reality, though they lead to confusion, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties are different. Indeed, most of the Civil Liberties derived from the Bill of Rights while the Fourteenth Amendment is the location where the Equal Rights are found. Furthermore, Civil Liberties are specifically applied on an individual (right for a fair trial) whereas Civil Rights concern whether an individual or a group (right for the young of eighteen-year age to vote). Finally, Civil Liberties are individual rights that the government cannot infringe by using the law. In opposition, Civil Rights are rights that the government must ensure under the
Kouakou Koffi Professor Sharifian GOVT 2305 07 October 2017 Civil Liberties vs Civil Rights “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” This passage drawn from the Declaration of the United States Independence encompasses two notions, which at first glance look like the same, the Civil Liberties and the Civil Rights also known as Equal Rights. The laws enacted from these rights, even after all the efforts provided to make them fit to U.S. citizen’s live, are still subject of conflict when it comes to apply them. In this reflection, after an attempt of definition of each term, similarities and differences of both of them will be subject of analysis on one hands and on the other hands which sequence of them impact the most our everyday life.
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights are two concepts which in appearance are confusing if a particular attention does not lead everyone who tries to understand their meaning. Hunter suggest …show more content…
In reality, though they lead to confusion, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties are different. Indeed, most of the Civil Liberties derived from the Bill of Rights while the Fourteenth Amendment is the location where the Equal Rights are found. Furthermore, Civil Liberties are specifically applied on an individual (right for a fair trial) whereas Civil Rights concern whether an individual or a group (right for the young of eighteen-year age to vote). Finally, Civil Liberties are individual rights that the government cannot infringe by using the law. In opposition, Civil Rights are rights that the government must ensure under the