Similarities Between Civil Rights And Civil Liberties
Sena Buatsi
Dual Credit Government 2305
Sharifian
28 September, 2017
1 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties are two very similar but also very different things. Civil
1 Liberties is defined as “basic freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights or interpreted through the years by the courts and law.” Civil Rights can be defined as “the basic right to be free from
2 unequal treatment based on certain characteristics which we deem important like race, gender, and disability.” Civil Rights deal more with fairness and the equal treatment of everyone mainly with gender, age, and race. Civil Liberties, as mentioned earlier, are rights granted by the Bill of
Rights such as freedom of speech and freedom of peaceful protest. Civil Rights deal with how people are treated by …show more content…
In today’s day and age, although it has gone down from what is has previously been, racism and discrimination is still an issue. 3 This is why I believe that Civil Rights has more influence on my life. As an African American, there are still injustices towards me due to my race. Civil Rights deals with fair treatment for all races and equality is still a hot topic among
African Americans. For example the Black Lives Matter Movement is all about discrimination and unequal treatment due to being “black,” this is why I believe Civil Rights to have more influence on my life as of right now.
Please v. Ferguson was a Civil Rights case that outruled the “separate but equal doctrine.”
In the case the Supreme Court rebuked the doctrine. Mapp v. Ohio 1961 was a Civil Liberties case which said that “illegally obtained evidence is inadmissible in court.” Between these two cases, the Civil Rights case would have more impact on the lives of individuals. This is because
Civil Liberties deal more with the courts in itself and Civil Rights have more impact on the common man in his/her daily life.
Works Cited
History.com Staff. "Plessy v. Ferguson." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2009.
Dual Credit Government 2305
Sharifian
28 September, 2017
1 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties are two very similar but also very different things. Civil
1 Liberties is defined as “basic freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights or interpreted through the years by the courts and law.” Civil Rights can be defined as “the basic right to be free from
2 unequal treatment based on certain characteristics which we deem important like race, gender, and disability.” Civil Rights deal more with fairness and the equal treatment of everyone mainly with gender, age, and race. Civil Liberties, as mentioned earlier, are rights granted by the Bill of
Rights such as freedom of speech and freedom of peaceful protest. Civil Rights deal with how people are treated by …show more content…
In today’s day and age, although it has gone down from what is has previously been, racism and discrimination is still an issue. 3 This is why I believe that Civil Rights has more influence on my life. As an African American, there are still injustices towards me due to my race. Civil Rights deals with fair treatment for all races and equality is still a hot topic among
African Americans. For example the Black Lives Matter Movement is all about discrimination and unequal treatment due to being “black,” this is why I believe Civil Rights to have more influence on my life as of right now.
Please v. Ferguson was a Civil Rights case that outruled the “separate but equal doctrine.”
In the case the Supreme Court rebuked the doctrine. Mapp v. Ohio 1961 was a Civil Liberties case which said that “illegally obtained evidence is inadmissible in court.” Between these two cases, the Civil Rights case would have more impact on the lives of individuals. This is because
Civil Liberties deal more with the courts in itself and Civil Rights have more impact on the common man in his/her daily life.
Works Cited
History.com Staff. "Plessy v. Ferguson." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2009.