Similarities Between Civil Liberties And Civil Rights

Civil rights and liberties are basic ingredients of a democracy. Civil rights are the laws that protects us against discrimination on various basis such as gender, race, class, etc. These are the laws that government promises equality to all its citizens. Civil liberties in the other hand is associated with other rights and freedoms that are guaranteed by the government. Civil rights and government are both similar and different in some ways. They both serve democracy but hold different responsibilities.
Civil rights hold the responsibility for the citizens to be treated equal and given equal opportunity whereas civil liberty makes even government cannot take away certain rights from an individual, for example ‘freedom of speech’ unless an individual violates others rights. Civil liberties protect people’s freedom through ‘Bill of Rights’ Civil rights and liberties have been sharpened throughout the history, First the declaration of independence which says: 1 "We hold these truths to be self-evident: 2 That all men are created equal..." Later in 1964, “Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in places of public accommodation because of race, color, religion, or national origin.”. After that in the education and employment sector, “Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in public schools
If an individual is driving and is asked for DUI test, he/she must cooperate and allow the officials to take the test. Since, you are driving in the public road and it’s a matter of public’s safety, the fourth amendment cannot protect an individual from the DUI test without any warrant. So, if any individual is suspected to be under influence or any drug or alcohol in a public road, the officials can easily ask for DUI test and if the BAC level of higher than 0.08 then its considered as a