Human Rights A

Question 1

Human Rights

Answer 1

A right that belongs to every person

Question 2

Crime

Answer 2

An action that makes up an offense that is punishable by law

Question 3

Deviance

Answer 3

Diverging from usual or accepted standards

Question 4

Categories of crime

Answer 4

1. Violent crimes
2. Property crimes
3. White-collar crimes
4. Victimless crimes

Question 5

Purpose of the UDHR

Answer 5

To be a reference point in efforts to combat human rights violations

Question 6

Types of HRs

Answer 6

1. Civil Rights
   - Protection of individual freedoms
2. Social Rights
   - Economic welfare and security
3. Cultural Rights
   - Rights to maintain cultural practices

Question 7

Why do HRs evolve?

Answer 7

Response to
- injustice
- war and conflicts
- political movements
- new ideas and philosophies

Question 8

The Cyrus Cylinder (539 BCE)

Answer 8

Cyrus the great of Persia’s declaration that all people have the right to choose their religion and that enslaved people should be freed

Question 9

Magna Carta (1215)

Answer 9

the people forced King John to agree that even the king should obey the law, keeping nobles form unfair imprisonment and taxation

Question 10

The Enlightenment (1600s)

Answer 10

a period where thinkers like John Locke and Voltaire argued that all people are born with freedom, equality, and democracy

Question 11

Declaration of Independence (1776)

Answer 11

Showed that all men are equal and that people have the right to life, liberty and happiness

Question 12

French Declaration of the Rights of Man (1789)

Answer 12

Guaranteed freedom of speech, religion, and fair trials

Question 13

WWI (1914-1918)

Answer 13

Millions died, leading to calls for international laws on war crimes

Question 14

WWII (1939-1945)

Answer 14

The Holocaust and war crimes revealed the need for stronger global HRs protections

Question 15

United Nations (1945)

Answer 15

Formed to prevent future wars and promote global cooperation

Question 16

Geneva Conventions (1864-1949)

Answer 16

Established rules for the humane treatment of soldiers and civilians during war

Question 17

The Holocaust

Answer 17

Millions were stripped of rights like religion, expression, and life

Question 18

The Emancipation Proclamation (1863)

Answer 18

Freed enslaved people even in confederate states

Question 19

Cultural Relativism

Answer 19

Understanding a culture on its own terms without judgement

Question 20

Ethnocentrism

Answer 20

Judging another culture by your own standards

Question 21

Culture

Answer 21

Shared beliefs, behaviors, and values
Has its own norms based on its beliefs

Question 22

Norms

Answer 22

Shared standards for acceptable behavior