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RPTM 277 CHAPTER 5 AND 6 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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RPTM 277 CHAPTER 5 AND 6 QUESTIONSAND ANSWERS
Human Rights - ANSWER basic freedoms to which all people are
entitled regardless of nationality, gender, national or ethnic origin, race,
religion, language, or other status.
Rights that are cultural and economic include the right to participate in
culture, the right to food, and the right to work and receive an education
Examples of social and political human rights include:
a. Life
b. Liberty
c. Freedom of expression
Examples of cultural and economic human rights include:
a. Culture
b. Food
c. Work
d. Education
e. Leisure
Civil Rights - ANSWER protections allowed to a citizen of a country from
the government that are typically enacted as laws.
such as the right to receive fair and equal treatment or the right to vote.
Include safety, the ability to move or relocate freely, freedom of thought
and expression, choice of religion, and protection from discriminatory
practices.
Civil rights vary from nation to nation based on a complex set of
interrelated variables including government stability, political powers,
level of industrialization, and foreign nation support.
,Subjugation - ANSWER involves the act of a person or group forcing
another person or group into submission.
Cyrus Cylinder - ANSWER was a clay tablet that was written in 539 B.C.,
is perhaps the first charter of human rights because it includes
proclamations by the king of ancient Persia, Cyrus the Great, promoting
freedom and equality.
Enlightenment - ANSWER took place in the 18th century.
a cultural and scientific movement that included a range of ideas
centered on reason as the basis for action, and promoted ideals such as
liberty, tolerance, and constitutional government. Philosophers
emphasized importance of equal rights for all regardless of race,
religion, gender, or color.
American Revolution - ANSWER a political upheaval staged by 13
colonies in North America with the purpose of separating from
governance by the British Empire.
The colonies rejected the notion that the Parliament of Great Britain
could govern them without allowing political representation and joined
together to form the United States of America.
These political issues coupled with restriction of independent social and
economic development of the U.S. led to the rebellion known as the
American Revolutionary War, fought between 1775 and 1783.
U.S. Constitution (1791) - ANSWER drafted in 1787 and then ratified in
1791, establishing the framework for the government as well as citizens'
natural rights.
U.S. Bill of Rights (1791) - ANSWER The most commonly known U.S.
civil rights.
This document amended, or added, 10 specific statements to the U.S.
Constitution (1787) to protect citizens from an oppressive federal or
state government. These rights were not extended to all citizens.
, African Americans - ANSWER were used as slaves for cheap labor and
were not allowed the freedoms or rights of citizens
Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) - ANSWER determined that slaves were
"so far inferior that they had no rights which the white man was bound to
respect".
This law hastened the initiation of the U.S. Civil War.
The primary reason for the U.S. Civil War - ANSWER fought between
1861 and 1865, was that many southern states did not agree with a
growing movement intended to abolish or limit ownership of slaves in the
country.
The Emancipation Proclamation - ANSWER President Lincoln signed
this executive order and became effective on January 1, 1863, declaring
freedom for all slaves residing in all states rebelling against the Union.
What three amendments were added when the Civil War ended? -
ANSWER 1.) Amendment 13: outlaws' slavery
2.) Amendment 14: requires that everyone receives equal protection and
due process
3.) Amendment 15: grants suffrage for people of all races, colors, and
former servitude status.
Jim Crow State and Local Laws - ANSWER enacted to enforce racial
segregation for 100 years.
Suffrage - ANSWER that describes the right to vote in public elections
What Amendment enabled people of color to vote? - ANSWER The 15th
Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
However: no amendment or law granted women's voting rights.
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