political freedoms
Democratic participation rights
Political freedoms are rights protecting citizens from government interference in matters of expression, assembly, belief, and participation.
These include freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, and the right to vote.
The term usually appears in discussions of democracy and human rights: The regime's crackdown severely restricted political freedoms.
Countries are often ranked by the extent of their political freedoms.
- voting rightsEntitlement to elect officials
- secret ballotConfidential electoral choice
- open debateUnrestricted public discourse
- constitutional guaranteesProtections enshrined in founding law
- checks and balancesConstitutional power-limiting framework
free press · habeas corpus · peaceful protest · whistleblower protections · civil rights activism · public accountability · right to privacy · town hall meeting · judicial independence · artistic expression · due process · feminist movements · vote · civic engagement · protest rights · samizdat · crowd · grassroots organizing
political freedomstotalitarianism
State controls everything absolutely
authoritarianism · tyranny · dictatorship · despotism · autocracy
political freedomspolitical persecution
State punishment for beliefs
censorship · disenfranchisement · political imprisonment · thought control · press censorship
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