Paper Topic:

American Government

Please Answer the following Questions . Thank you

Lesson 1 : Civil Liberties

Civil Liberties are arranged according to their corresponding article in the Bill of Rights

If the First Amendment to the Constitution says "Congress shall make no law " regarding the freedoms of religion , speech , assembly , free press , and petititon for redress of grievances , why are these freedoms restricted occasionally

Should the "no law " provision be absolute , or is the current flexibility applied to those freedoms good

I believe that there should be a degree of flexibility in making laws

that would either permit or forbid certain rights and freedoms Although democracy can be a wonderful thing with its tolerance of freedoms , liberties , equalities and rights , too much of it can be very unhealthy for a democracy , especially in times of emergency such as wars and calamities . It is during these adverse times that there is no time to be democratic ' as expediency must take precedence over debate or consensus . This should give leaders extra latitude in doing what is best for society without being hamstrung by the argumentative nature of democracy without having to become an autocracy

This practice is nothing new as it dates back to the Roman Republic that came up with a similar measure in the form of a dictator which was given considerable power to do what was necessary to bring about order and stability BUT as a safeguard , it was only for a limited time only The American government need not do this . There is...

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