The basic rights and freedoms that belong to every citizen, such as voting and equal protection under the law, are called what?

• A. Civil Rights
• B. Credit
• C. Concentration Camps
• D. Communism

Answer: (A)

Basic rights and freedoms that belong to every citizen, like voting and equal protection under the law, are civil rights. Civil rights protect individuals from unequal treatment and ensure they can participate fully in the political and legal systems. Voting is a direct example of political participation that civil rights guarantee, while equal protection means laws must apply to everyone equally, regardless of race, gender, or other characteristics. The other options don’t describe protections guaranteed to all citizens under the law: credit relates to borrowing money, concentration camps refer to detention sites, and communism is a political-economic ideology.