Im told there is a big difference but noone can tell me why, so can anyone tell me the difference and give some examples of the two.
thanks
2007-03-03 06:09:12 · 6 answers · asked by theoriginalraven321 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
a civil liberty is something the govt. can not infringe upon such as you fredom of speech ,assembly, press or to petition officials.
A civil right is something the govt. is mandated to protect and provide without discrimination such as the right to vote the govt provides you with the ballot, and sdets rules for the election
2007-03-03 06:18:18 · answer #1 · answered by publius 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
civil rights is equality for all
civil liberties is used more by some for taking advantage trying to say one group is discriminated against in order to get more than their share of rights ---basically
2007-03-03 06:34:55 · answer #2 · answered by sapphire_630 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rights of every citizen to freedom of thought, freedom of conscience, freedom of expression, freedom of movement, freedom to enjoy privacy and autonomy in the management of one's personal affairs, freedom of private individuals to associate voluntarily and to form organizations for pursuing common purposes, and freedom to participate politically in ways that do not infringe upon the similar rights of others. Although the two terms overlap considerably in ordinary usage (and are often difficult to distinguish in concrete instances), the term civil liberties generally refers more specifically to the protection of the individual's rights to form and express his or her own preferences or convictions and to act freely upon them in the private sphere without undue or intrusive interference by the government, while the term civil rights emphasizes more specifically the individual's rights as a citizen to participate freely and equally in politics and public affairs in order actively to promote his/her preferred public policy alternatives through lobbying policy-makers and/or through personal participation in the electoral process. Thus, civil liberties may be seen as the logical correlates of the goal of limited government, while civil rights are the logical correlates of the goal of popular or democratic government.
To me, civil liberties give freedom more than civil rights!
2007-03-03 06:16:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is your civil right to die and pay taxes and thus your civil liberty to do so.
2007-03-03 06:13:02 · answer #4 · answered by Sven B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Liberties are freedoms not 'scribed' Rights are lawfully scribed (written down) "Freedoms"
2007-03-03 06:14:42 · answer #5 · answered by occluderx 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need to do your own homework.......
2007-03-03 09:32:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋