Government Natural Rights

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"Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives. The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government. This will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures."—Article 21, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948 The above quote gives the weakest support to which of the following principles?

Rule of law

A government facing protests and demonstrations that are supported by most of its citizens and spread across its territory has lost

consent of the governed

An example of an important service the government provides to all U.S. citizens is

education

Rule of Law means that

everyone in a society must follow the laws equally

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration designed this label for the public to be released in 2012. The image best illustrates how government

is committed to protecting citizen safety

Protection for individual rights in U.S. society reflects the idea that all people have

natural rights

Governments create laws and rules to

prevent chaos

One purpose of government is to

protect citizen rights

Elections to choose officials to stand for the people's interests in the work of government reflect the principle of

representative government

In 2011, a movement known as Occupy Wall Street began in New York City. The protestors asserted that large corporations had too much influence on government. They blamed this influence for greater financial problems for the majority of Americans, such as the lack of jobs. Which principle do the protestors most likely believe government violated?

representative government

An example of a location that directly shows government in action is a

school

This doctor has the right to assist this patient because

she is licensed by the government to practice medicine


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