Importance of Rights in Sustaining Democracy
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Why are rights necessary for the sustenance of a democracy?

  • To provide conditions essential for the development and growth of individuals (correct)
  • To limit the power of the majority over minorities
  • To ensure all citizens have the right to vote and be elected to government
  • To establish a hierarchy of rights over the government
  • What is one way in which rights protect minorities in a democracy?

  • By allowing the government to violate rights when necessary
  • By placing some rights higher than the government (correct)
  • By ensuring the majority always gets its way
  • By limiting the rights of minorities
  • How do rights act as a check on the government's power in a democracy?

  • By providing guarantees that can be used when things go wrong (correct)
  • By giving the government unlimited authority
  • By limiting citizens' ability to express their views
  • By allowing the government to violate citizens' rights
  • What role do rights play in democratic elections?

    <p>They provide citizens the right to express their views and form political parties</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what way do rights contribute to the development of individuals in a democracy?

    <p>By providing conditions essential for individual growth and development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are some rights placed higher than the government in most democracies?

    <p>To establish a hierarchy where government's power is limited by certain rights</p> Signup and view all the answers

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