Homework Clinic
Social Science Clinic => Law and Politics => Topic started by: jrubin on Jul 10, 2018
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Describe how civil liberties affect democratic government and how civil liberties affect the scope of government.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 2
Which of the following does the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ban?
a. poll taxes and grandfather clauses
b. racialdiscriminatio n in public accommodations
c. nonviolent resistance
d. discrimination based on sexual orientation
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Answer to Question 1
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.
Answer to Question 2
b