Describe how civil liberties affect democratic government and how civil liberties affect the scope of government

What will be an ideal response?

An ideal response will:
1, Describe how the ability to freely express your ideas and majority rule are both essential to democracy, but sometimes they conflict with each other.
2, Discuss how civil liberties generally limit the scope of government.
3, Explain why protecting civil liberties sometimes means expanding the scope of government.

Political Science

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If you are competing for your party's nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives, you must first participate in a(n) __________ election

a. initiative b. caucus c. primary election d. referendum election

Political Science

Between 1807 and 1819, slavery was a side issue in politics because of which of the following?

A. All of the states relied heavily on slavery for their economic well-being and general prosperity. B. The slave importation ban effectively ended slavery as an institution and a political issue. C. The matched entry of slave and free states into the Union maintained the balance in the senate. D. It simply was not an issue that any of the political leaders of the time disputed.

Political Science