A-3 HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS RETRIEVAL QUIZ (MUST-DO) - Maura Sullivan | Library

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Drag each of the following ideas to the correct category.

Rights that should be guaranteed to you no matter where you are in the world
Rights that are enforced by individual governments
Examples include the right to life and freedom from torture
Rights you have because you belong to an organized society with an established government
Examples include due process of law and protection from discrimination
Rights you have simply because you are alive

Human Rights
Civil Rights

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All governments guarantee people the same civil rights in every country around the world.

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What was the name of the time period that served as an inspiration for the Americans who created our founding documents?

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Check off the three main documents that establish our rights as Americans.

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Check off the three primary human rights that were established prior to the founding of the U.S. and that we now believe should be guaranteed to all people no matter where they live.

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Drag each of the following quotes to the document that they are part of.

"holding elections shall be prescribed the legislature of each state"
"No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law"
"We the people...secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity"
"All men are created equal"
All men have "the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"

Declaration of Independence
Constitution/Bill of Rights

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When the Constitution says that each state shall determine a process for holding elections, it is basically saying that Americans should have the right to __________.

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All Americans have always been guaranteed the rights that are listed in our founding documents.

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Only certain people had the right to vote when the U.S. was founded - one of the characteristics of the people who had these rights was: _______.

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One of the main questions at the end of the Civil War was whether or not the rights listed in our founding documents would be extended to the millions of black men who had been enslaved.