Drag each of the following ideas to the correct category.
Rights you have simply because you are alive
Examples include the right to life and freedom from torture
Rights that should be guaranteed to you no matter where you are in the world
Examples include due process of law and protection from discrimination
Rights you have because you belong to an organized society with an established government
Rights that are enforced by individual governments
Human Rights
Civil Rights
All governments guarantee people the same civil rights in every country around the world.
What was the name of the time period that served as an inspiration for the Americans who created our founding documents?
Check off the three main documents that establish our rights as Americans.
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.
Drag each of the following quotes to the document that they are part of.
"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"
"No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law"
"holding elections shall be prescribed the legislature of each state"
Declaration of Independence
Constitution/Bill of Rights
All Americans have always been guaranteed the rights that are listed in our founding documents.
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.