1. The focus of civil liberties is the ________ and the focus of civil rights is the ________.
- individual: group
Answer:
Option c. The focus of civil liberties is the individual and the focus of civil rights is the group.
Explanation:
While the terms "civil liberties" and "civil rights" are sometimes used interchangeably, they both have different meanings. Civil liberties concern basic rights and freedoms that are guaranteed to every individual by the Bill of Rights in the Constitution or by interpretations of those rights made by courts. Civil rights on the other hand refer to a set of positive actions that the government needs to create in order to give equal conditions to every citizen. Civil rights are the basic to be free from discrimination based on race, religion, ethnicity, disability, gender, and others. While civil liberties refers to the individual, civil rights are associated with particular groups of people, often considered minorities.
