Evaluate the State of Civil Liberties in the United States

question 37

Essay

Evaluate the state of civil liberties in the United States today. What rights are guaranteed by the government and what rights are threatened by it? Has the Supreme Court moved too far in protecting the rights of individuals from the rule of the majority, or does it continue to allow the majority too much power to infringe on unpopular views and actions? Which rights, if any, can be safely curtailed without undermining the republic, and which rights, if any, must be preserved at all costs in order for the republic to survive?

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Definitions:

Deindustrialization

The decline of industrial activity in a region or economy, typically resulting in widespread factory closures, job losses, and economic shifts.

Farm Laborers

Individuals who work in the agricultural sector, performing tasks related to planting, tending, and harvesting crops.

Organic Farming

An agricultural method that relies on natural processes and materials for crop production and livestock breeding, avoiding synthetic pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers.

Sharecropping

Type of farm tenancy that developed after the Civil War in which landless workers—often former slaves—farmed land in exchange for farm supplies and a share of the crop.