An ostensibly democratic constitution, the Soviet Constitution includes a series of civic and political rights. Among these are the rights to freedom of speech, freedom of press, and freedom of assembly and the right to religious belief and worship. In addition, the Constitution provides for freedom of artistic work, protection of the family, inviolability of the person and home, and the right to privacy. In line with the Marxist-Leninist ideology of the government, the Constitution also grants social and economic rights not provided by constitutions in capitalist bourgeois democracies. Among these are the rights to work, rest and leisure, health protection, care in old age and sickness, housing, education, and cultural benefits.