The laws ensuring the rights that all citizens are supposed to have are known as "civil rights laws". These laws are designed to protect individuals and groups from discriminatory acts based on their race, ethnicity, gender, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic. These laws ensure that all citizens are entitled to equal treatment, access to education, employment, housing, and other basic rights without fear of abuse of government power or discriminatory acts. Civil rights laws are also put in place to provide legal recourse to individuals whose rights have been violated.
