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how do civil rights differ from civil liberties?
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a. while civil rights involve limitations on government, civil liberties are positive actions that government must take to ensure equality.
b. civil liberties are found in the bill of rights of the constitution, and civil rights are only found in statutes passed by congress.
c. civil rights are guarantees of equal protection and opportunity for all; civil liberties are restrictions or limitations on what government can do.
d. civil liberties only apply to the national government, whereas civil rights apply to the national and state governments.

Explanation:

Civil rights focus on equal - treatment and opportunity for all, like anti - discrimination laws. Civil liberties are about individual freedoms that limit government actions, such as freedom of speech in the Bill of Rights.

Answer:

C. Civil rights are guarantees of equal protection and opportunity for all; civil liberties are restrictions or limitations on what government can do.