Rights of Justice
What are some examples positive rights?
the right to food, clothing, medical care, education and housing!
Who argued the rights of ones property?
Immanuel Kant.
True or False, someones zip code or area code does not take into account things like your health or your well being.
What did the Conservative Movement aim to do?
Protect natural resources.
True or false, the United States determined post slavery era that "No one was to be the subject to arbitrary arrestor Exile."
True.
In the wake of Environmental issues, Theodore Roosevelt along side other Political leaders safeguarded and protected lands by creating national parks, what was the First Nation park created from this?
Yellowstone National Park.
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How many times more likely are Black Americans to die of air pollution?
Three times more likely.
Which big Event caused the change in western societies that began the concern over natural resources and purity of the environment?
The Industrial Revolution.
What are Negative rights?
Protection from the power of government.
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Who believed that poverty was seen as a sign that someone could not compete in society and what was the concept they discussed specifically?
Friedrich Von Hayek argued Social Darwinism.
True or false, Black Americans making $200,000 are still often exposed to more pollution then white Americans making $25,000 per year.
True.
What is Environmental Justice?
Justice as it is applied to the environment takes the earth and its resources and purity into consideration.
Name 3 examples of what Gender Justice covers and stands up for.
examples:
Rape, prostitution, Harassment, Childbearing, Domestic Violence, Lesbian identity, Economic Equality or Standards of Beauty.
Who stated "the poor will always be in the world. Slaves serfs and peasants dot the historical landscape to suggest the wisdom of my declaration."
Jesus Christ.
What race on average are exposed to 38% more air pollution then White Americans and are 75% more likely to live in communities bordering power plants or factories?
Black Americans.
Name one side Effect of pollution not counting death.
Heart disease and Asthma
What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
This was the declaration of dignity and equality of all members of the human family that are the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world.Everyone had the right to life, liberty and security.
What does Social Justice Focus on?
It focuses on the fairness and equality of opportunity for classes of people rather than focusing on the justice due to individuals.
What is the fear of the foreign strange defined as in the text?
Xenophobia.
What are people who want to protect the environment for its own value called?
Preservationists