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What civil rights are

What civil rights are

Comparison flowchart of UK and USA civil rights protection showing Parliament and the Human Rights Act on the UK side and the Constitution, Fourteenth Amendment and Supreme Court on the USA side Civil rights are legally protected claims to equal treatment and participation in public life. They overlap with civil liberties, but civil rights focus more on protection against discrimination and exclusion.

Civil Rights Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Politics
  3. /Civil Rights

Step-by-step lessons on AQA A Level Politics Civil Rights. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with UK government and political participation before moving on to the more abstract political ideologies and comparative/international content, which carry the heaviest evaluative demand.

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