USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA BY ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the limit to your individual rights?
A
None they are absolute.
B
They end when they interfere with the rights of others.
C
There are no individual rights in america.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The protections of the Bill of Rights are limited in any case where using the right causes harm to another person. For example, the protections given in the First Amendment concerning freedom of expression are limited in cases where free expression violates moral values or spreads hatred or violence.

Detailed explanation-2: -Limitations on rights are restrictions that are necessary to balance competing or conflicting rights, or to harmonize rights with other public objectives. They are not a response to emergency situations.

Detailed explanation-3: -Article 19 However, the State can impose restrictions on the freedom of speech and expression in the interests of the integrity, security and sovereignty of the country, friendly relations with foreign nations, for public order, with respect to defamation, incitement to offence or contempt of court.

Detailed explanation-4: -These include the right to life, the right to a fair trial, freedom from torture and other cruel and inhuman treatment, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the rights to health, education and an adequate standard of living.

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