Natural Rights and Legal Rights

Natural rights are granted by a monarch, while legal rights are granted by a government.

Natural rights are based on laws, customs, or beliefs of a particular culture or government, while legal rights are not.

Legal rights are bestowed by a given legal system, while natural rights are not dependent on any legal system. (correct)

Natural rights are protected by the government, while legal rights are not.

To promote the idea of absolute monarchy

To challenge the authority of governments and establish a social contract (correct)

To restrict individual freedoms

To justify the divine right of kings

Natural law is a subset of natural rights

Natural rights are closely related to natural law (correct)

Natural rights and natural law are unrelated concepts

Natural rights are a subset of natural law

<p>The terms 'natural rights' and 'unalienable rights' are interchangeable</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Natural rights are absolute and cannot be revoked</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Natural rights are used to justify classical republicanism</p> Signup and view all the answers