AP Comparative Government and Politics / Unit 3: Political Culture and Participation
3.7 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Notes
- Civil liberties: freedoms from government (speech, religion, press).
- Civil rights: equal treatment (protection from discrimination).
- Democracies protect them more fully; authoritarian regimes restrict them.
Practice
Freedom of the press is a:
Freedom from government control.
Protection against discrimination by ethnicity is a:
Equal treatment.
Internet censorship in China limits:
Speech and information.
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