Rights vs. Responsibili ties CAN I?
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Rights vs. Responsibiliti
es
CANI?
RIGHTSDefinition:
Things that you are allowed to do because of nature or because of law
Because of Because of
NATURE? NATURE? Because of Because of
LAW? LAW?
What are What are
you talking you talking
about, about,
man?man?
Ok, ok… Here we go…
“Because of Nature”A long time ago a man named John Locke said that every human pursues
three things: life (survival),
liberty (freedom), and
property (owning things to help us survive).
Mr. Locke called these NATURAL RIGHTS.
Ok, ok… Here we go…
“Because of Law”Just as all people have natural
rights, there are also rights that are created by the laws. For example, Congress can pass a law that gives people
new rights!
GOT IT! THANKS!GOT IT! THANKS!
TYPES OF RIGHTS
Personal Rights
allow people to live how they want as
long as it doesn’t get in the way of other people’s rights.
Political Rights
allow people to participate in the
political process. We need participation to
have democracy.
People put rights into all kinds of categories, but here are the two main groups with some examples.
TYPES OF RIGHTS
Personal Rightso Freedom of Speech
People can say what they think!o Freedom from
DiscriminationPeople must be treated equally!
o Right to own Property
Political Rightso Right to Assemble
People can meet together!
o Freedom of the PressPeople can print the facts they want!
o Right to Equal Protection Under Law
People put rights into all kinds of categories, but here are the two main groups with some examples.
Aren’t there Aren’t there
more?more?
Yes! It’s your turn to sort the rights!
PERSONAL OR POLITICAL?
Freedom of Religion
People can believe what they want! Hint: Would this impact people
participating in the political process OR would it have a bigger impact
on people living their lives the way they want?
TYPES OF RIGHTS
Personal Rightso Freedom of Speech
People can say what they think!o Freedom from
DiscriminationPeople must be treated equally!
o Right to own Propertyo Freedom of Religion
People can believe what they want!
Political Rightso Right to Assemble
People can meet together!
o Freedom of the PressPeople can print the facts they want!
o Right to Equal Protection Under Law
People put rights into all kinds of categories, but here are the two main groups.
The freedom to believe what you want is a
PERSONAL RIGHT!
Right to PetitionPeople can ask the government for change
without fear!
Hint: Would this impact people participating in the political process OR would it have a bigger impact
on people living their lives the way they want?
PERSONAL OR POLITICAL?
TYPES OF RIGHTS
Personal Rightso Freedom of Speech
People can say what they think!o Freedom from
DiscriminationPeople must be treated equally!
o Right to own Propertyo Freedom of Religion
People can believe what they want!
Political Rightso Right to Assemble
People can meet together!
o Freedom of the PressPeople can print the facts they want!
o Right to Equal Protection Under Law
o Freedom to PetitionPeople can ask the government for change without fear!
People put rights into all kinds of categories, but here are the two main groups.
The freedom to ask for
change is a POLITICAL
RIGHT!
Right to VotePeople can elect representatives and vote on
issues!
Hint: Would this impact people participating in the political process OR would it have a bigger impact
on people living their lives the way they want?
PERSONAL OR POLITICAL?
TYPES OF RIGHTS
Personal Rightso Freedom of Speech
People can say what they think!o Freedom from
DiscriminationPeople must be treated equally!
o Right to own Propertyo Freedom of Religion
People can believe what they want!
Political Rightso Right to Assemble
People can meet together!
o Freedom of the PressPeople can print the facts they want!
o Right to Equal Protection Under Law
o Freedom to PetitionPeople can ask the government for change without fear!
o Right to VotePeople can elect representatives and vote on issues!
People put rights into all kinds of categories, but here are the two main groups.
The freedom to elect representatives is a POLITICAL RIGHT!
Freedom of Movement
People can go where and when they want to!Hint: Would this impact people participating in the political process OR would it have a bigger impact
on people living their lives the way they want?
PERSONAL OR POLITICAL?
TYPES OF RIGHTS
Personal Rightso Freedom of Speech
People can say what they think!o Freedom from
DiscriminationPeople must be treated equally!
o Right to own Propertyo Freedom of Religion
People can believe what they want! o Freedom of Movement
People can go where and when they want!
Political Rightso Right to Assemble
People can meet together!
o Freedom of the PressPeople can print the facts they want!
o Right to Equal Protection Under Law
o Freedom to PetitionPeople can ask the government for change without fear!
o Right to VotePeople can elect representatives and vote on issues!
People put rights into all kinds of categories, but here are the two main groups.
The freedom to move is a
PERSONAL RIGHT!
TYPES OF RIGHTSPeople put rights into all kinds of categories, but here
are the two main groups.
We can gather We can gather and speak our and speak our
minds!minds!
Personal Rightso Freedom of Speech
People can say what they think!o Freedom from
DiscriminationPeople must be treated equally!
o Right to own Propertyo Freedom of Religion
People can believe what they want! o Freedom of Movement
People can go where and when they want!
Political Rightso Right to Assemble
People can meet together!
o Freedom of the PressPeople can print the facts they want!
o Right to Equal Protection Under Law
o Freedom to PetitionPeople can ask the government for change without fear!
o Right to VotePeople can elect representatives and vote on issues!
DO I HAVE RIGHTS?As a student, you have rights, but your
rights are limited to protect you and your peers.
For example, you can’t say whatever you want in a speech at a school event. Your school can require
you to be respectful and appropriate.
When you are an adult, you have more freedom to do and say what you want.
Does this seem fair to you? Give a thumbs up or down!
Why might it be important for students to have limited rights in school? Give ONE reason it might be
important.
Blaaaah blah Blaaaah blah blahhh blah… blahhh blah…
WHAT DO ALL THESE RIGHTS MEAN FOR ME?
With rights, or freedoms, come…
RESPONSIBILITY!!! There you go There you go again! again!
Explain Explain
yourself!yourself!
RESPONSIBILITIES
Definition:
The expectation that you will take care of
certain things or perform duties
Oh! Stuff we’re Oh! Stuff we’re supposed to supposed to
do!do!
TYPES OF RESPONSIBILITY
Personal DutiesThings you have to do!
o Jury Dutyo Pay Taxeso Obey Lawso Register for Selective Service o Get an Education
Social ResponsibilitiesThings you should do!
o Stay Informedo Tolerate Otherso Protect Public Safetyo Register to Voteo Speak Your Mind
Just like rights, there are different kinds of responsibilities.
We must pay We must pay taxes and taxes and
should register should register to vote!to vote!
Yes! As a student, your list of responsibilities might look a little
different.
Your list may not include voting, but it probably includes
respecting authority.
I’m a student… I’m a student… Do I have Do I have
responsibilities??responsibilities??
YES!Is voting a right? Is voting also a responsibility?
Do they ever overlap?Do they ever overlap?
YES!What if you yelled “FIRE!”
in a crowded movie theater? What
RIGHT might be involved?
What RESPONSIBILITY
might be involved?
Do they ever conflict?Do they ever conflict?
In the crowded movie theater scenario, which is more
important:
The right? Or the responsibility?The responsibility. Even though you have a right to
free speech, you have the responsibility to protect the
public safety. It would be seriously unsafe to yell “FIRE!” in
a crowded movie theater…
LET’S RECAP… THUMBS UP OR DOWN?
As we click through each slide, give a thumbs up if a statement is true or a
thumbs down if a statement is false.
Rights are things that you are allowed to do because of science or because you
want to.
LET’S RECAP… THUMBS UP OR DOWN?
LET’S RECAP… THUMBS UP OR DOWN?
John Locke describes natural rights as the pursuit of life, liberty,
and property.
LET’S RECAP… THUMBS UP OR DOWN?
The Constitution lays out rights for citizens of the United States in the Bill
of Rights.
LET’S RECAP… THUMBS UP OR DOWN?
There are two main categories of rights: Personal Rights and
Private Rights.
LET’S RECAP… THUMBS UP OR DOWN?
Students and adults have the same rights.
LET’S RECAP… THUMBS UP OR DOWN?
While we have many rights, that also means
that we have many responsibilities.
LET’S RECAP… THUMBS UP OR DOWN?
There are two main categories of
responsibilities: Personal Duties and Private Rights.
LET’S RECAP… THUMBS UP OR DOWN?
Rights and responsibilities
sometimes overlap and sometimes conflict.
Great Job! Great Job!
Thanks for helping us
Thanks for helping us
understand our understand our
RIGHTS and RIGHTS and
RESPONSIBILITIES!RESPONSIBILITIES!
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