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Does protecting individual rights mean the same things as promoting the public good?
Not at all. They can, at times, go hand in hand, at other times they may be diametrically opposed.
What are the individual rights?
Individual Rights are generally understood to mean the rights to life, liberty, property and voluntary contractual exchange. Individual rights traditionally encompass not only the right to control ones own life, liberty and property, but also to defend those rights.
What does Promoting equality mean?
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What does championing mean?
It means advocating or supporting a cause, e..g championing the cause of civil rights.
What does - official language rights and minority language educational rights - mean?
Official language rights refer to the recognition and protection of a particular language as the official language of a country or region, giving it a special status in government and public life. Minority language educational rights ensure that individuals belonging to linguistic minorities have the right to be educated in their own language in schools and educational institutions, preserving their cultural identity. These rights are important for promoting linguistic diversity and supporting minority language communities.
What does protect and serve mean?
To serve the constitution and community by protecting an individual's constitutionally protected rights.
What does minority rights mean?
The term minority rights embodies two separate concepts: first, normal individual rights as applied to members of racial, ethnic, class, religious ...
Explain the statement that social justice is based upon natural rights?
Answer for the USA: The writers of the constitution believed that rights of the individual were a "natural right", which mean that the right did not come from the state or government. Thus, if you read the bill of rights, it states that no law shall be passed to violate these rights, instead of granting these rights. This is a very important concept that was and still is unusual in the world. Thus, social justice would be based on maintaining the rights of the individual, which are the individual's natural rights.
What does ''states rights'' mean and what do they have to with the Civil War?
a doctrine that federal powers should be curtailed and returned to the individual states
Can a father lose his rights if he doesn t see or support the child?
Not supporting at all if there is a child support order can mean he will end up in prison. Not seeing the child for a 1-2 years can mean the mother can apply to have his rights removed but the child support will stay.
What might be the consequences to individual and society of too great an emphasis on the common good at the expense of individual rights?
There has to be both a consideration for the common good and individual rights. To have a government meet the needs of all citizens it must consider the common good of the society. To only address individual needs would mean that some citizens are left out of the political process.
Is a person gay if they support same-sex marriage?
No. Supporting same-sex marriage is a political decision unrelated to one's sexual orientation. It is possible to support women's rights without being a woman. It is possible to support immigrant rights without being an immigrant. Likewise, supporting same-sex marriage does not mean you yourself are gay.
