American Government / Unit 3 Gov 098 short lesson, about 20 seconds
ERROR: "Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Are the Same"
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The idea
The claim that civil liberties and civil rights are the same is false: liberties limit government power; rights guarantee equal treatment by it.
In practice
Censorship is a liberties problem; segregation is a rights problem.
Where people slip
One government act can raise both — the concepts still answer different questions.
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