{"id":9352,"date":"2022-09-22T19:45:44","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T19:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1votecloser.org\/?page_id=9352"},"modified":"2022-09-29T05:55:07","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T05:55:07","slug":"civil-and-constitutional-rights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/1votecloser.org\/es\/civil-and-constitutional-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Derechos civiles y constitucionales"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Derechos civiles y constitucionales<\/h1>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A set of rights that protect individuals\u2019 freedom from infringement<\/strong><\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t
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On September 17, 1787, delegates of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia signed what would be considered the United States of America\u2019s most important document- the US Constitution. This constitution would guarantee every US citizen fundamental rights such as free speech and the right to a fair trial.<\/span><\/p>\n

Over time, our constitution has added many new rights to the document, such as the right for women to vote and declaring everyone born in the US a legal citizen. As of now, the US Constitution has 27 amendments to its name.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our constitution has also influenced many civil rights we now have today, like equal opportunities under the law. However, some of us may confuse civil rights with constitutional rights. That\u2019s why we\u2019re here to distinguish the difference between these two.<\/span><\/p>\n

Civil Rights<\/h2>\n

The US Constitution may have influenced several of our civil rights to become laws, but these civil rights themselves are not in our constitution. When we have the right to participate in a society without discrimination or oppression, those are civil rights. Civil rights deal with our treatment by the government based on characteristics. Some of these characteristics protected under our civil rights laws are-<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Gender<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Race<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Disability<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Age<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Religion<\/span><\/li>\n
  • National origin<\/span><\/li>\n
  • And more<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The US has not always had these civil rights laws protecting some of these characteristics; we\u2019ve had to have them added into our federal laws. One such law is the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which ended segregation and discrimination based on race, gender, religion, or national origin. The passing of this act was a significant move for the Civil Rights Movement for this very reason.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Other civil rights laws we have are Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1974 (which prohibits discrimination against disabled people), the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (which prohibits discrimination based on age), and the Civil Rights Act of 1991 (which strengthens the Civil Rights Act of 1964).<\/span><\/p>\n

    Constitutional Rights<\/h2>\n

    The US Constitution was signed in 1787 by delegates of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. Though it has 27 amendments now, this wasn\u2019t always the case.<\/span><\/p>\n

    In 1789, a newly established US House of Representatives member named James Madison introduced 19 amendments to the constitution. Congress adopted 12 of the 19 amendments on September 25. The first 10 ratified became a part of our constitution on December 10, 1791. These are the Bill of Rights and include-<\/span><\/p>\n

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    • Freedom of speech<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Right to a fair and quick trial by an impartial jury<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Right to peacefully assemble<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Right to bear arms<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Protection from unreasonable search and seizure<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Since ratifying the Bill of Rights in 1791, 17 new amendments have been added to our constitution. These amendments include the right for women to vote, the prohibition of slavery, and the declaration that everyone born in the US is a legal citizen.<\/span><\/p>\n

      What separates these rights from civil rights is that they are written in the constitution, which grants all these rights to every US citizen.<\/span><\/p>\n

      Conclusion<\/h2>\n

      On September 17, 1787, delegates of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia signed the US Constitution. Since then, it has added new amendments and influenced the passing of several of our civil rights laws. The US Constitution and these civil rights laws are what make the US.<\/span><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t

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